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It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 139,436 city blocks.
(Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera counties, California, near Mariposa, California) (total land area)
Famous for its granite cliffs and Giant Sequoia groves, Yosemite National Park is 139,436 city blocks in total area, of which 9,581.720 city blocks is the well-known Yosemite Valley. The Park is known as the home of Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in North America and sixth highest in the world at 739 m (2,420 ft)
It's about 600 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 0.50 city blocks.
(per Bridges, William - 1811 Commissioner's Plan for New York City) (approximate)
A Manhattan city block measures about 200 m between the Northeast-Southwest streets by about 60 m between the Northwest-Southeast streets for a total area of about 0.50 city blocks. There are roughly 2,000 blocks within the city, representing one of the most prolific applications of the city planning grid plan in history.
It's about one-seven-hundredth as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 184,340 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 184,340 city blocks in total area. Several large bays totaling 124,655 city blocks make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about 700 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 0.370 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Holyrood Palace) (Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) (Palace without gardens)
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 0.370 city blocks, on a total grounds area of about 1.80 city blocks. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 700 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 0.370 city blocks.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 0.370 city blocks. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about one-seven-hundred-fiftieth as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 202,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 202,900 city blocks in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-eight-hundredth as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 209,000 city blocks.
(near Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas)
Fort Bliss is the United States Army's second-largest installation with a total area of 209,000 city blocks. It is known as the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) site, the Army's largest maneuver area, and the country's largest contiguous tract of open airspace.
It's about one-eight-hundred-fiftieth as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 227,132.4340 city blocks.
(Coconino County and Mohave Counties, Arizona, near Fredonia and Grand Canyon, Arizona)
Containing the 446 km (277 mi) Grand Canyon gorge, Grand Canyon National Park covers 227,132.3940 city blocks.
It's about one-nine-hundredth as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 235,407 city blocks.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 235,407 city blocks. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about 950 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 0.290 city blocks.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 0.290 city blocks of floor space. This space includes 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and 3 elevators, as well as a tennis court, bowling alley, movie theater, jogging track, swimming pool, and putting green.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Prince Edward Island
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The size of Prince Edward Island is about 261,835 city blocks.
(a.k.a. PEI, a.k.a. P.E.I., a.k.a. Île-du-Prince-Édouard, a.k.a. Eilean a' Phrionnsa, a.k.a. Garden of the Gulf, a.k.a. Birthplace of the Confederation, a.k.a. Île Saint-Jean)
Prince Edward Island, located off Canada's eastern coast in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, measures 261,835 city blocks in total area. Significant among Prince Edward Island's industries is agriculture, with the island producing 1.3 billion kg (1.4 million tons) of potatoes each year — almost 21% the output of the US state of Idaho with 3% as much land.
It's about 1,000 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 0.24650889550 city blocks.
(American) (per NFL regulation)
Per NFL rules, a football field should measure 109.728 m (120 yards) long by 48.768 m wide, for a total area of 0.24650889550 city blocks. Due to a blizzard, the first NFL playoff game in 1932 was held indoors in Chicago Stadium (it was also the first indoor game) on a field measuring just 55 m by 40.0 m, for a total area of 0.10134512620 city blocks.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Tshwane
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The size of Tshwane is about 293,300 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Pretoria, a.k.a. ePitoli, a.k.a. Jacaranda City) (Gauteng, South Africa) (for Tshwane metro area)
Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital, measures 293,300 city blocks in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Ottawa
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The size of Ottawa is about 311,747 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Ville d'Ottawa) (Ottawa metropolitan area) (Canada)
The capital and fourth-largest city of Canada, Ottawa measures 311,747 city blocks. For many years, the skyline of Ottawa was dominated by the Peace Tower (la Tour de la Paix), with city ordinances preventing other structures from exceeding its 92.2 m height.
It's about 1,500 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 0.20610 city blocks.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 0.20610 city blocks, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.0106 city blocks gym, a 0.004146 city blocks dining room, and a 0.008753 city blocks library. It was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the same architectural firm responsible for the design of one of Apple Inc's flagship stores on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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