How big is 711 feddans?
It's about one-five-hundredth as big as Houston
The size of Houston is about 357,300 feddans.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 357,300 feddans in total area. The city is known for its broad corporate base, prominence in oilfield equipment, and for its port, which accepts more cargo than any other port in the United States.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as big as London
The size of London is about 375,900 feddans.
(a.k.a. Greater London) (London Region) (England, United Kingdom)
London, one of the most important global cities in the world, currently occupies a total area of 375,900 feddans. For more than one hundred years, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was the largest city in the world by population.
It's about 550 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 1.2738461880 feddans.
(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 1.2738461880 feddans. 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 0.52370565550 feddans.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as big as Stewart Island
The size of Stewart Island is about 399,900 feddans.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 399,900 feddans. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 333,300 feddans, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about 650 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 1.065 feddans.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 1.065 feddans, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.05475 feddans gym, a 0.02142 feddans dining room, and a 0.04523 feddans 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-eight-hundredth as big as Cape Town
The size of Cape Town is about 585,800 feddans.
(a.k.a. Kaapstad, a.k.a. iKapa, a.k.a. The Mother City) (Western Cape, South Africa) (for Cape Town metro area)
Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, measures 585,800 feddans in total metro area. The core of Cape Town lies at the base of Table Mountain (a.k.a. Huriǂoaxa, a.k.a. Tafelberg), a 1,084.6 m peak.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Yosemite National Park
The size of Yosemite National Park is about 720,540 feddans.
(Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera counties, California, near Mariposa, California) (total land area)
Famous for its granite cliffs and Giant Sequoia groves, Yosemite National Park is 720,540 feddans in total area, of which 49,514 feddans is the well-known Yosemite Valley. The Park is known as the home of Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in North America and sixth highest in the world at 739 m (2,420 ft)
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Rhode Island
The size of Rhode Island is about 952,587 feddans.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 952,587 feddans in total area. Several large bays totaling 644,158 feddans make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Kangaroo Island
The size of Kangaroo Island is about 1,049,000 feddans.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 1,049,000 feddans in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Fort Bliss
The size of Fort Bliss is about 1,080,000 feddans.
(near Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas)
Fort Bliss is the United States Army's second-largest installation with a total area of 1,080,000 feddans. It is known as the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) site, the Army's largest maneuver area, and the country's largest contiguous tract of open airspace.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Grand Canyon National Park
The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 1,173,717.420 feddans.
(Coconino County and Mohave Counties, Arizona, near Fredonia and Grand Canyon, Arizona)
Containing the 446 km (277 mi) Grand Canyon gorge, Grand Canyon National Park covers 1,173,717.210 feddans.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Calgary
The size of Calgary is about 1,216,480 feddans.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 1,216,480 feddans. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about one-two-thousandth as big as Prince Edward Island
The size of Prince Edward Island is about 1,353,040 feddans.
(a.k.a. PEI, a.k.a. P.E.I., a.k.a. Île-du-Prince-Édouard, a.k.a. Eilean a' Phrionnsa, a.k.a. Garden of the Gulf, a.k.a. Birthplace of the Confederation, a.k.a. Île Saint-Jean)
Prince Edward Island, located off Canada's eastern coast in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, measures 1,353,040 feddans in total area. Significant among Prince Edward Island's industries is agriculture, with the island producing 1.3 billion kg (1.4 million tons) of potatoes each year — almost 21% the output of the US state of Idaho with 3% as much land.
It's about 2,000 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 0.3610780860 feddans.
(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 0.3610780860 feddans. 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 one-two-thousandth as big as Tshwane
The size of Tshwane is about 1,516,000 feddans.
(a.k.a. Pretoria, a.k.a. ePitoli, a.k.a. Jacaranda City) (Gauteng, South Africa) (for Tshwane metro area)
Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital, measures 1,516,000 feddans in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.