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How big is 280,000 square yards?

It's about 2,500,000 times as big as an Airplane Tray Table
The size of an Airplane Tray Table is about 0.1210 square yards.
(average)
With wide variation among different models of airplanes, in-flight tray tables measure around 41.2 cm (16.5 in) x 24.1 cm (9.5 in) for a total area of 0.1210 square yards. Flight safety rules require that the tray tables be upright and locked during takeoff and landing so as to reduce the risk of passenger abdominal injury.
It's about 0.0000004 times as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 831,955,950,000 square yards.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 831,955,950,000 square yards in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.
It's about 6,000,000 times as big as an Apple iPad
The size of an Apple iPad is about 0.04786 square yards.
(for 9.7 inch, Apple iPad Air MD785LL/B)
An Apple iPad measures 23 cm (9.4 in) x 17 cm (6.6 in) for a total device area of 0.04786 square yards. The base model iPad Air features 16 GB of storage capacity.
It's about 0.0000002 times as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 2,054,536,600,000 square yards.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 2,054,536,600,000 square yards in total area. Alaska is home to over 100,000 glaciers — half of the world's total — including the Bering Glacier complex near the southeastern border of Alaska, which covers 6,972,622,000 square yards.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 10,183,710,000,000 square yards.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 10,183,710,000,000 square yards in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as China
The size of China is about 11,477,870,000,000 square yards.
(a.k.a. People's Republic of China, a.k.a. 中华人民共和国, a.k.a.中華人民共和國 , a.k.a. Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghég) (UN mainland area figure)
Mainland China, as measured by the United Nations (excluding China's Special Administrative Regions — Hong Kong and Macau — and disputed territories such as Taiwan, Askai Chin, and the Trans-Karakoram Tract), occupies 11,477,870,000,000 square yards in total area . China is the the most populous country in the world and the third or fourth largest (depending on areas included in the measurement) in total area.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as United States
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The size of United States is about 11,752,610,000,000 square yards.
(a.k.a. United States of America, a.k.a. America, a.k.a. USA, a.k.a. US)
The third or fourth largest country in the world (there is some dispute in how China's total area is measured), the United States measures 11,752,610,000,000 square yards in total area. The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, home to over 300 million people.
It's about 40,000,000 times as big as a Playing Card
The size of a Playing Card is about 0.0067 square yards.
(ISO 216 B8 size)
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card measures 0.0067 square yards. Although this size is the most common playing card, many casinos use the smaller "bridge size" card — 0.0032 square yards smaller.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as Canada
The size of Canada is about 11,941,600,000,000 square yards.
Canada measures 11,941,600,000,000 square yards in total area. It is both the second-largest country in the world and one of the most-sparsely populated, in addition to having the longest coastline of any country in the world — 243,000 km (151,000 mi).
It's about 45,000,000 times as big as a Post-it® Note (3M)
The size of a Post-it® Note (3M) is about 0.0065 square yards.
(3M) (generically sticky notes, a.k.a. repositionable notes, a.k.a. repositional notes)
A Post-it® Note measures 0.0065 square yards in total area. In September, 1989, Hurricane Hugo swept through Charleston, South Carolina with winds up to 230 kph (140 mph), uprooting eight oak trees in Mr. Bruce Brakefield's yard, but leaving in place a Post-it® note attached to his front door.
It's about 300,000,000 times as big as a Secure Digital (SD) card
The size of a Secure Digital (SD) card is about 0.00092 square yards.
A Secure Digital (SD) card measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm for a total area of 0.00092 square yards. SDXC Cards, the latest standard for the technology, will allow the cards to hold up to 2 terabytes of data.
It's about 500,000,000 times as big as a US Quarter
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The size of a US Quarter is about 0.0005528 square yards.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. Washington quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The George Washington quarter, in circulation in various forms since 1932, has a diameter of 24.26 mm (0.955 in) and an area of 0.0005528 square yards.
It's about 600,000,000 times as big as a Postage Stamp
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The size of a Postage Stamp is about 0.0005 square yards.
(average; United States dimensions)
A typical postage stamp measures an average of 0.0005 square yards. One of the most prized stamps among collectors is the US-issued "Inverted Jenny" stamp printed in 1918, which features an upside-down image of Curtiss JN-4 ("Jenny") airplane; a single stamp sold for $977,500 at a 2007 auction.
It's about 0.000000002 times as big as The Land area of Earth
The size of The Land area of Earth is about 178,130,000,000,000.00000000000000000000 square yards.
The Earth has a land area of 178,130,000,000,000.00000000000000000000 square yards. Only an estimated one-eighth of this area — or 22,267,000,000,000 square yards — is inhabitable by humans, with uninhabitable terrain such as deserts and high mountains covering the rest.
It's about 650,000,000 times as big as a US Nickel
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The size of a US Nickel is about 0.0004225 square yards.
(United States five-cent coin) (a.k.a. Jefferson nickel)
The nickel, in its current design since 1938, has a diameter of 21.21 mm (0.835 in) and an area of 0.0004225 square yards.
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