going to new york and wanted to know the distance and how long it would take you to walk one block
2007-01-17 05:41:00 · 7 answers · asked by siobhan m 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
general rule:
1 minute to walk a block going North/South (Streets)
2 minutes to walk a block going East/West (Avenues)
2007-01-17 08:10:45 · answer #1 · answered by NYC_Since_the_90s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A city block is roughly 500 feet give or take a little. How long it takes to walk depends on how fast you are walking and the amount of foot traffic. Should take no more then 1- 2 mins if you walk straight.
2007-01-17 05:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty long, well it really kind of depends what block! 6Th street is about 500 ft long! I love walking in the city! It would take about 10-30 minutes, it all depends on the block!
2007-01-17 06:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by Double O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Above 14th Street manhattan is on a grid of 20 blocks to a mile up and downtown and 5 blocks to a mile crosstown- so now you know why cab fares are based on a 1/5 mile standard.
below 14th- there is no really well defined standards for block lengths.
2007-01-17 09:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A block in Manhattan is actually the rectangle that the buildings are on, which according to wikipedia are approx. 900 ft. X 264 ft.
The shorter sides are usually facing east-west. If you are walking uptown-downtown (north-south) the block is 264 ft. long. If you're headed across (east-west) the blocks are 900 ft. long.
2007-01-17 05:55:39 · answer #5 · answered by duker918 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One mile is 20 blocks
1/2 mile is 10 blocks
1/4 mile is 5 blocks
1/8 mile is 2.5 blocks
1/10 mile is 2 blocks
1/20 mile is 1 block
2007-01-19 14:34:53 · answer #6 · answered by carterc94@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is actually a very good question! It really isn't as bad as you might think...it seems like everything is within walking distance in NYC. It's also very fast paced there, so you will be walking faster than you normally would.
2007-01-17 05:49:43 · answer #7 · answered by auntcookie84 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋