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It's about 50 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 0.50 city blocks.
(per Bridges, William - 1811 Commissioner's Plan for New York City) (approximate)
A Manhattan city block measures about 200 m between the Northeast-Southwest streets by about 60 m between the Northwest-Southeast streets for a total area of about 0.50 city blocks. There are roughly 2,000 blocks within the city, representing one of the most prolific applications of the city planning grid plan in history.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 1,400 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Inishmore, a.k.a. Árainn Mhór, a.k.a. Inis Bant, a.k.a. Árainn na Naomh) (Connacht, Ireland)
The largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór measures 1,400 city blocks. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 0.013 city blocks, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about 65 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 0.370 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Holyrood Palace) (Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) (Palace without gardens)
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 0.370 city blocks, on a total grounds area of about 1.80 city blocks. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 65 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 0.370 city blocks.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 0.370 city blocks. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about 85 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 0.290 city blocks.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 0.290 city blocks of floor space. This space includes 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and 3 elevators, as well as a tennis court, bowling alley, movie theater, jogging track, swimming pool, and putting green.
It's about 95 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 0.24650889550 city blocks.
(American) (per NFL regulation)
Per NFL rules, a football field should measure 109.728 m (120 yards) long by 48.768 m wide, for a total area of 0.24650889550 city blocks. Due to a blizzard, the first NFL playoff game in 1932 was held indoors in Chicago Stadium (it was also the first indoor game) on a field measuring just 55 m by 40.0 m, for a total area of 0.10134512620 city blocks.
It's about 100 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 0.20610 city blocks.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 0.20610 city blocks, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.0106 city blocks gym, a 0.004146 city blocks dining room, and a 0.008753 city blocks library. It was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the same architectural firm responsible for the design of one of Apple Inc's flagship stores on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Coron Island
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The size of Coron Island is about 3,300 city blocks.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 3,300 city blocks in total area. The rocky offshore area of the island makes it popular for shipwreck diving, with some wrecks as shallow as 10 ft. under the water.
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as Disney World
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The size of Disney World is about 4,650 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Walk Disney World Resort, a.k.a. Walt Disney World, a.k.a. WDW) (Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (total site)
Disney World currently occupies 4,650 city blocks. Part of the former total area of 5,530 city blocks now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as Hilton Head
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The size of Hilton Head is about 5,014.830 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Hilton Head Island) (South Carolina)
Hilton Head Island measures 5,014.740 city blocks in total land area. The island (and city of the same name) is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is known as popular vacation destination.
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as big as Washington, D.C.
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The size of Washington, D.C. is about 8,150 city blocks.
(formally the District of Columbia, a.k.a. Washington, a.k.a. the District, a.k.a. DC) (United State)
The United States' capital and only federal district, Washington, D.C. is a 8,150 city blocks area located between the states of Virginia and Maryland. Washington, D.C. is known as the center of each of the three branches of the United States federal government and as home to many of the nation's monuments, museums, and foreign embassies.
It's about 350 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 0.0698741819 city blocks.
(per NHL specification)
Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 0.0698741819 city blocks. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.
It's about 400 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 0.05703 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George) (Manchester, England, United Kingdom) (total interior area of Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory)
Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 0.05703 city blocks between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about one-four-hundred-fiftieth as big as Abel Tasman National Park
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The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 10,380 city blocks.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 10,380 city blocks in total area. The size of the park has increased over the years as donated parcels of land have been added to it, with the last expansion in 2008 adding 363.90 city blocks.
It's about 450 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 0.0544 city blocks.
(a.k.a. the United States Bullion Depository, a.k.a. "Gold Vault") (Kentucky)
The United States Bullion Depository, commonly referred to by the metonym "Fort Knox" (in spite of the fact that the Depository is not located on the Fort proper), measures 32.0 m (105 ft) by 36.9 m (121 ft), for a total area of about 0.0544 city blocks. The Depository is most famous for housing the largest portion of the national gold reserve, but has also temporarily housed the original US Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the US Constitution, and other important documents, kept there for safe keeping during World War II.
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