How big is 400,000 square perches?
It's about one-seventy-fifth as big as Bangalore
The size of Bangalore is about 29,300,000 square perches.
(officially Bangaluru) (Karnataka, India) (for Greater Bangalore)
Greater Bangalore, the metro area surrounding the city of Bangalore, and including hundreds of wards and villages and eleven municipal areas, measures 29,300,000 square perches in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 127,000 square perches.
It's about 75 times as big as The Pentagon
The size of The Pentagon is about 5,460 square perches.
(a.k.a. United States Department of Defense Headquarters) (Washington, D.C.) (total floor area)
The Pentagon, the world's largest office building, contains a total floor area of 5,460 square perches. Built during World War II, the designers compensated for the steel rations then in effect by using 310,000 cu. m of concrete in the construction efforts.
It's about one-eightieth as big as New York City
The size of New York City is about 31,060,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. The Big Apple, a.k.a. NYC, a.k.a. Gotham) (New York)
The largest city in New York and thirteenth-largest in the United States, New York City measures 31,060,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as a hub for finance, commerce, and international affairs as well as a renowned center of culture.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as big as San Diego
The size of San Diego is about 33,210,000 square perches.
(California)
The second-largest city in California and the eleventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Diego measures 33,210,000 square perches in total area. The city is known for its defense manufacturing and biotechnology industries.
It's about one-ninetieth as big as Dallas
The size of Dallas is about 35,070,000 square perches.
(Texas)
The third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States as of 2009, Dallas measures 35,070,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as a strong industrial, commerce, and banking center, and as an "inland port," due to its metropolitan airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International.
It's about 90 times as big as Ellis Island
The size of Ellis Island is about 4,390 square perches.
(Jersey City, New Jersey and New York City, New York)(now officially part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument)
Ellis Island, home of the Ellis Island Immigration Station, is 4,390 square perches in total area. Nine-tenths of the island were artificially created after the New York-New Jersey borders had already been defined, leading to a sovereignty dispute which was settled by the US Supreme Court in 1998.
It's about one-ninety-fifth as big as Indianapolis
The size of Indianapolis is about 37,020,000 square perches.
(Indiana) (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
The capital of and largest city in Indiana as of 2009, Indianapolis measures 37,020,000 square perches in total area. The city is known for its sports tourism, including the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 auto races, and the Men's and Women's NCAA basketball tournaments.
It's about 100 times as big as King Shaka International Airport (DUR)
The size of King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is about 4,070 square perches.
(a.k.a. KSIA) (La Mercy, Durban City, eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) (total terminal area)
King Shaka International Airport includes a main passenger terminal, with a total area of 4,070 square perches. The airport's single, main runway stretches 3,700 m in length.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as San Antonio
The size of San Antonio is about 41,750,000 square perches.
(Texas)
The second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Antonio measures 41,750,000 square perches in total area. The city is known for its tourist attractions, including the Alamo Mission and the annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
It's about 100 times as big as Alcatraz
The size of Alcatraz is about 3,500 square perches.
(a.k.a. The Rock) (California)
Alcatraz Island measures 3,500 square perches. It is known a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and has historically served as a lighthouse, fort, military prison, and — most famously — a federal prison.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Los Angeles
The size of Los Angeles is about 48,040,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. LA, a.k.a. City of Angels) (California)
The largest city in California and the sixth-largest city in the United States, Los Angeles measures 48,040,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for its contributions to media, entertainment, and culture.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Phoenix
The size of Phoenix is about 48,600,000 square perches.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 48,600,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about 150 times as big as Buckingham Palace
The size of Buckingham Palace is about 3,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Buckingham House) (Westminster, London, England)
Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British monarch, contains about 3,000 square perches of total floor space. The palace was first inhabited by Queen Victoria in 1831, although after the death of her husband in 1861, the Queen endeavored to spend as little time there as public opinion would allow.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Wellington
The size of Wellington is about 54,880,000 square perches.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 54,880,000 square perches in total area. The Old Government Buildings, the former site of Kiwi government administration for over one-hundred years, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Delihi
The size of Delihi is about 58,630,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dēhlī, formally National Capital Territory of Delhi) (India)
Delhi, the capital union territory of India, covers 58,630,000 square perches. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.