i need to know how can you tell how much an acre is?

Answer 1

43560 sq ft

here is all the info you could ever want
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre

Answer 2

below is a definition of the size of an acre

if you have an area that you want to define in acres, then you need some kind of dimensions (sq ft, sq yard, etc)

if the area is rectangular (or close enough) you can measure the length and width in yards, (multiply the values together to get square yards) and use the information below to convert the area to acres

from the wikipedia:

An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre.

There are always 4,840 square yards in an acre. Because of alternative definitions of a yard, the exact size of an acre also varies. Related units of length are the acre's length of one furlong (220 yards) and the acre's breadth of one chain (22 yards)or (4 rods).

The acre is often used to express areas of land. In the metric system, the hectare is commonly used for the same purpose. An acre is approximately 0.4 hectares.

One acre is slightly less than 91 yards on an American Football field, with the full field, including the end zones, covering approximately 1.32 acres.

Answer 3

An acre is 209 ft on all four sides IF it is square, however, an acre does not have to be square. Pops

Answer 4

An Acre is a unit of area in Imperial units or U.S. customary units, used in land and sea floor measurement and equal to 160 square rods, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Acre

Answer 5

I need to know how to look out there a visualize an acre too.
May be some one can give us the measure in football field description.

Answer 6

1 international acre is equal to the following metric units:

4046.8564224 square metres
0.40468564224 hectares
1 international acre is equal to the follwing customary units:

160 square rods (1 square rod is 0.00625 acres)
100 Indian cents (1 cent is equal to 0.01 acres)
10 square chains (1 square chain is equal to 0.1 acres)
4 rood (1 rood is 0.25 acres)
0.0015625 square miles (1 square mile is equal to 640 acres)
1 United States survey acre is equal to:

43,560 square feet
4840 square yards
4046.87261 square metres
One acre equals ten square chains: ten acres equals one square furlong: an acre is a chain by a furlong: chain: 22 yards, furlong: 220 yards.

Answer 7

If you're playing on a computer and do not know how t do a search, buy a book.
As far as the house goes, building codes require a certain distance from the property line to the house, as well as distance from street. I suggest you contact your local Building and Planning department; it may vary from state to state.
Hiigel

Answer 8

1/640 of a square mile

Answer 9

It has the same area as a circle ≈236 feet across

Answer 10

How much WHAT?

A rectangle 4 by 40 rods, according to my grandfather. What? You don't know what a rod is? What are they TEACHING you in school these days?!!!!!!!! Hint: 40 rd = 1 furlong

Answer 11

16 ft. wide by 1/2 a mile long.