How big is 400,000 square perches?
It's about one-thirtieth as big as Dublin
The size of Dublin is about 12,550,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 12,550,000 square perches. Dublin is home to the Spire of Dublin, a stainless steel monument built in 2003 that rises to 121.2 m in height.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as big as Philadelphia
The size of Philadelphia is about 13,830,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Philly, a.k.a. The City of Brotherly Love) (Pennsylvania)
The largest city in Pennsylvania as of 2009 and at one time the second-largest city in the British Empire, Philadelphia measures 13,830,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as big as Detroit
The size of Detroit is about 14,210,000 square perches.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 14,210,000 square perches in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about one-fortieth as big as The Isle of Wight
The size of The Isle of Wight is about 15,300,000 square perches.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 15,300,000 square perches in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about 40 times as big as Soccer City
The size of Soccer City is about 9,500 square perches.
(a.k.a. FNB Stadium, a.k.a. First National Bank Stadium, a.k.a. The Calabash) (Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa) (Nasrec, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) (total stadium footprint)
Soccer City, the football (soccer) and rugby stadium measures 9,500 square perches and is the largest stadium in the country of South Africa and largest on the continent of Africa. The Stadium was the site of Nelson Mandela's first public speech upon being released from prison, and the site of Mandela's public memorial in 2013.
It's about 45 times as big as Washington National Cathedral
The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 9,100 square perches.
(a.k.a. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (Washington, DC) (total plot)
Sitting atop the 115 m (377 ft) tall Mount Saint Alban at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, Washington National Cathedral sits on a landscaped, 9,100 square perches plot.
It's about 45 times as big as The United States Capitol
The size of The United States Capitol is about 9,100 square perches.
(Washington, DC) (Immediate grounds size)
The grounds of United States Capitol, at the center of Washington DC's quadrants, consists of about seventeen buildings on a 9,100 square perches plot. While the Capitol Building is the central feature, other buildings include the Supreme Court Buildings and the Library of Congress Buildings, as well as several monuments and sculptures.
It's about one-forty-fifth as big as San Jose
The size of San Jose is about 17,900,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 17,900,000 square perches in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about 50 times as big as Grand Central Station
The size of Grand Central Station is about 8,000 square perches.
(formally Grand Central Terminal, a.k.a. Grand Central, a.k.a. GCT) (New York City, New York) (total terminal area).
Grand Central station, the largest train station in the world by platform count, measures 8,000 square perches in total area. The large flag which was suspended from the concourse ceiling following the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks measures about 3 square perches.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as The Isle of Man
The size of The Isle of Man is about 22,600,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 22,600,000 square perches in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 39.50 square perches.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Chicago
The size of Chicago is about 23,260,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 23,260,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 24,000,000 square perches.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 24,000,000 square perches in total area.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Manila
The size of Manila is about 24,496,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Kalakhang Maynila) (officially the "National Capital Region (NCR)") (for Metro Manila) (Philippines)
The governmental seat of the Philippines and the one of the world's most densely-populated regions, the Manila metro area measures 24,496,000 square perches. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about 65 times as big as The Citadelle
The size of The Citadelle is about 5,900 square perches.
(a.k.a. La Citadelle, a.k.a. Québec Citadelle, a.k.a. The Citadel) (Québec City, Quebec, Canada) (for the fortified enclosure)
The Citadelle of Quebec, containing Canada's oldest military buildings measures about 590 square perches in total area. The fortress sits on a 90-meter cliffside, overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
It's about 65 times as big as Eden Park
The size of Eden Park is about 5,930 square perches.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (total grounds)
The largest stadium in New Zealand, Eden Park in Auckland measures about 5,930 square perches over its total grounds. It is primarily a rugby and cricket stadium. The Park offers rooftop tours, where fans can walk along the 39-meters-high roof of the stands.