How big is 43 acres of land?

Question

I'm trying to get an idea on how big Girard College Boarding School is in Philadelphia....the school sits on 43 acres. Answering this would be greatly appreciated! I live in Ohio. Looking into maybe enrolling my daughter there (smile!).

Answer 1

One acre is almost exactly the size of an American football field(One acres is 43,560 square feet, a football field is 45,000 square feet). So the site is about 43 football fields.

Answer 2

An acre is 43,560 square feet, and an American football field, 360 feet by 160 feet, is about 1.3 acres. So, 43 acres would be just over 33 football fields.

43 acres is roughly 1,870,000 square feet or a square about 1367 feet (a bit over a quarter mile) on a side. If you think of the oval track around the football field at many high schools and colleges, one lap is a quarter mile, so you'd need to do a full mile to cover the 43 acres of this campus.

For another perspective, use google maps (see link) to zoom in and get an aerial view of the whole campus, including the field and track around it.

Answer 3

Howbig Is An Acre

Answer 4

An acre is .0015625 square miles. 43 acres would be .0672 square miles. If I learned correctly that a city block is about 1/10th of a mile, 43 acres would be about 2 city blocks by 3 1/2 city blocks.

Answer 5

a lot of houses are on 1/4 acre. Big ones maybe 1 acre. A football field is about 1.32 acres. Does that help?
About 32 football fields.

Answer 6

hmm, thats a fair ammount of land i doubt the building is that big thought, about 2 acres is 1 football field end zone to endzone. so its a good ammount of land. ;)

Answer 7

Well the school may sit on that acreage that it notes, but I am sure it is not that big. lol
Is there an online site to the school that you can go an look? Or call the school and ask for a brochure. I am sure they will have pictures etc. on it.