how many blocks equal a mile?

Answer 1

Depends on the length of a block.
There is no standard measurement for city blocks - in one city a mile could be 12 blocks, in another a mile might be only 8 blocks.

Answer 2

There is no standard length of a block. I'd say on average it is about a tenth of a mile. However, there is a unit that is approximately a block long. It's called a furlong and equals 1/8 mile, but no one actually uses it.

Answer 3

Here in western Washington state the street grids are laid out at 20 blocks per mile, but some areas skip a few street numbers to have 16 blocks per mile.

Answer 4

Many years ago we always figured 12 city blocks = 1 mile, but that was before cul-de-sacs, strip malls, and modern crammed subdivision layouts.
My guess is that within most established inner city areas that the 12 block per mile would still hold up, but wouldn't bet on any areas built within the last 10 or 15 years.

Answer 5

12

Answer 6

In large cities the number varies depending upon the original grid layout. In NYC (Manhattan) the number of north-south blocks per mile is 20. East-west blocks (between avenues) are typically just under 3 north-south blocks in length, so the number of east-west blocks per mile is 7.

Answer 7

On the Canadian Prairies, it's 16 blocks to a mile.

Answer 8

In US urban areas it is 20 blocks per mile.

Answer 9

where i live there is a mile square PARK, and there is only 2 blocks, and the other side has 3 blocks, , there is no exact number....

Answer 10

i think 4 blocks