2006-08-23 22:06:38 · 7 answers · asked by Chris B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
How big is a City Block?
A couple of Acres is a lot of land, and I hope this gives you a perspective of just how big they are.
City Blocks differ in size, but the typical square city block reaches 16 or 17 blocks per mile, or 2.21 to 2.50 Acres.
Engineers use a typical city block as 100,000 sq. ft. for calculation estimates, which is about 17 blocks per mile or 2 1/4 acres.
(A football field is 300 feet by 160 feet, which is 1.1 Acres.)
Portland Oregon's downtown city block is 68,000, while Chicago's uses a double block size of 217,000. The average city has from 15 to 20 blocks per mile, which range from 264' to 352 feet square, or about 69,000 to 123,000 sq. ft. or 1.60 to 2.84 Acres
2006-08-23 22:21:07 · answer #1 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends upon the city. In Chicago, for example, there 8 blocks in a mile. A general consensus is that there are 10 blocks.
2006-08-23 22:19:55 · answer #2 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10
2006-08-23 22:08:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if i remember right there are 12 blocks in a mile
2006-08-23 22:08:46 · answer #4 · answered by Neil G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was 11. I used yahoo maps to find the distance b/w me and this gym and it was exactly 1 mi, which turned out to be 11 blocks.
2006-08-23 22:14:07 · answer #5 · answered by DJ Scratch N Sniff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The general rule is eight blocks equal a mile...
2006-08-23 22:07:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well it depends if its the country or city. In the country it could be one or more. In the city I would say more about 11or more.
2006-08-23 22:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by Ariey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋