How big is 1,952 acres?
It's about one-ten-thousandth as big as The Island of Ireland
The size of The Island of Ireland is about 20,861,000 acres.
(a.k.a. Éire, a.k.a. Airlann)
The island of Ireland - split between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - covers 20,861,000 acres. The island has been populated for over 9,000 years.
It's about 15,000 times as big as a Basketball court
The size of a Basketball court is about 0.12247474750 acres.
(per NBA regulation)
Per NBA rules , a basketball court should measure 29.5656 m long by 16.764 m wide, for a total area of 0.12247474750 acres. The first basketball game, held in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played on a court half the size of today's NBA standard and ended with a score of 1-0.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as big as New York
The size of New York is about 34,915,840 acres.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 34,915,840 acres in total area. Adirondack Park, a 6,103,503 acres area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as big as Florida
The size of Florida is about 42,082,940 acres.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 42,082,940 acres in total area. Florida has 1,067 km (663 mi) of oceanfront beaches and 1,926.38 km (1,197 mi) of coastline total.
It's about 20,000 times as big as an IMAX screen
The size of an IMAX screen is about 0.08752 acres.
(standard)
An IMAX movie theater screen measures 22 m (72 ft) by 16 m (52 ft) for a total area of 0.08752 acres. Because the film used in an IMAX movie is more than eight times larger than regular film, the platters of a two-and-a-half hour feature film can weigh up to 250 kg (550 lbs).
It's about one-twenty-five-thousandth as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 52,657,200 acres.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 52,657,200 acres in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about one-thirty-thousandth as big as Minnesota
The size of Minnesota is about 55,640,870 acres.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 55,640,870 acres in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 381,654.30 acres segment of Minnesota called the "Northwest Angle" lies north of the 49th parallel, which marks the border between the contiguous United States and Canada across the western remainder of the two countries.
It's about 30,000 times as big as a Tennis court
The size of a Tennis court is about 0.064462811 acres.
(per ITF specification; for doubles)
Per International Tennis Federation Rules of Tennis 2009, a doubles tennis court should measure 23.7744 m long by 10.9728 m, for a total area of about 0.064435199 acres. Courts may be surfaced with crushed red stone, shale, brick, hard-soil grass, or asphalt.
It's about one-thirty-thousandth as big as Michigan
The size of Michigan is about 61,898,320 acres.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 61,898,320 acres in total area. According to some studies, there is no point in Michigan that is more than 9.66 km (6 mi) from a lake or 136.79 km (85 mi) from a Great Lake.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as big as The Great Barrier Reef
The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 86,000,000 acres.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 86,000,000 acres. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about one-fifty-thousandth as big as Montana
The size of Montana is about 94,107,137 acres.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 94,107,137 acres in total area. The northwest corner of Montana is home to Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the continental United States with a surface area of 122,564.270 acres.
It's about one-fifty-five-thousandth as big as California
The size of California is about 104,765,160 acres.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 104,765,160 acres in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about one-ninety-thousandth as big as Texas
The size of Texas is about 171,891,720 acres.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 171,891,720 acres in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.
It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as big as Alaska
The size of Alaska is about 424,491,040 acres.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 424,491,040 acres in total area. Alaska is home to over 100,000 glaciers — half of the world's total — including the Bering Glacier complex near the southeastern border of Alaska, which covers 1,440,624.40 acres.
It's about 550,000 times as big as a Parking Space
The size of a Parking Space is about 0.00371 acres.
(a.k.a Parking Stall) (average; surface lot; North America)
An average-size parking space in a North American surface lot measures 0.00371 acres. Due to the high real estate prices at the time, parking spaces in a densely-populated part of Manhattan would sell for an average of $165,000 in 2007, with some spaces fetching up to $225,000.