How big is 470,000 square yards?
It's about 50 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 9,700 square yards.
(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 9,700 square yards, on a total grounds area of about 48,000 square yards. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 50 times as big as Seal Island
The size of Seal Island is about 9,700 square yards.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 9,700 square yards. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 24,710,000 square yards.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 24,710,000 square yards, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about 65 times as big as The White House
The size of The White House is about 7,400 square yards.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 7,400 square yards 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 75 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 6,400 square yards.
(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 6,400 square yards. 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 2,631.1781020 square yards.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as big as Inis Mór
The size of Inis Mór is about 37,000,000 square yards.
(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 37,000,000 square yards. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 350 square yards, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about 90 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 5,351 square yards.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 5,351 square yards, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 275.10 square yards gym, a 107.60 square yards dining room, and a 227.20 square yards 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-two-hundredth as big as Coron Island
The size of Coron Island is about 85,000,000 square yards.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 85,000,000 square yards 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-hundred-fiftieth as big as Disney World
The size of Disney World is about 121,000,000 square yards.
(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 121,000,000 square yards. Part of the former total area of 144,000,000 square yards now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about 250 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 1,814.112070 square yards.
(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 1,814.112070 square yards. 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-three-hundredth as big as Hilton Head
The size of Hilton Head is about 130,198,000 square yards.
(a.k.a. Hilton Head Island) (South Carolina)
Hilton Head Island measures 130,195,000 square yards 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 300 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 1,481 square yards.
(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 1,481 square yards between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about 350 times as big as Fort Knox
The size of Fort Knox is about 1,410 square yards.
(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 1,410 square yards. 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.
It's about one-four-hundred-fiftieth as big as Washington, D.C.
The size of Washington, D.C. is about 212,000,000 square yards.
(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 212,000,000 square yards 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 one-five-hundred-fiftieth as big as Abel Tasman National Park
The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 269,500,000 square yards.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 269,500,000 square yards 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 9,448,000 square yards.