How big is 12,000 square feet?
It's about 0.0000008 times as big as Houston
The size of Houston is about 16,160,000,000 square feet.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 16,160,000,000 square feet in total area. The city is known for its broad corporate base, prominence in oilfield equipment, and for its port, which accepts more cargo than any other port in the United States.
It's about 1,500,000 times as big as a Secure Digital (SD) card
The size of a Secure Digital (SD) card is about 0.0083 square feet.
A Secure Digital (SD) card measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm for a total area of 0.0083 square feet. SDXC Cards, the latest standard for the technology, will allow the cards to hold up to 2 terabytes of data.
It's about 0.0000007 times as big as London
The size of London is about 17,000,000,000 square feet.
(a.k.a. Greater London) (London Region) (England, United Kingdom)
London, one of the most important global cities in the world, currently occupies a total area of 17,000,000,000 square feet. For more than one hundred years, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was the largest city in the world by population.
It's about 0.0000007 times as big as Stewart Island
The size of Stewart Island is about 18,080,000,000 square feet.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 18,080,000,000 square feet. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 15,070,000,000 square feet, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about 0.0000005 times as big as Cape Town
The size of Cape Town is about 26,490,000,000 square feet.
(a.k.a. Kaapstad, a.k.a. iKapa, a.k.a. The Mother City) (Western Cape, South Africa) (for Cape Town metro area)
Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, measures 26,490,000,000 square feet in total metro area. The core of Cape Town lies at the base of Table Mountain (a.k.a. Huriǂoaxa, a.k.a. Tafelberg), a 1,084.6 m peak.
It's about 2,500,000 times as big as a US Quarter
The size of a US Quarter is about 0.004975 square feet.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. Washington quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The George Washington quarter, in circulation in various forms since 1932, has a diameter of 24.26 mm (0.955 in) and an area of 0.004975 square feet.
It's about 0.0000004 times as big as Yosemite National Park
The size of Yosemite National Park is about 32,581,000,000 square feet.
(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 32,581,000,000 square feet in total area, of which 2,238,890,000 square feet 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 3,000,000 times as big as a Postage Stamp
The size of a Postage Stamp is about 0.004 square feet.
(average; United States dimensions)
A typical postage stamp measures an average of 0.004 square feet. One of the most prized stamps among collectors is the US-issued "Inverted Jenny" stamp printed in 1918, which features an upside-down image of Curtiss JN-4 ("Jenny") airplane; a single stamp sold for $977,500 at a 2007 auction.
It's about 3,000,000 times as big as a US Nickel
The size of a US Nickel is about 0.003803 square feet.
(United States five-cent coin) (a.k.a. Jefferson nickel)
The nickel, in its current design since 1938, has a diameter of 21.21 mm (0.835 in) and an area of 0.003803 square feet.
It's about 0.0000003 times as big as Rhode Island
The size of Rhode Island is about 43,073,500,000 square feet.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 43,073,500,000 square feet in total area. Several large bays totaling 29,127,100,000 square feet make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about 4,000,000 times as big as a US Penny
The size of a US Penny is about 0.00307 square feet.
(United States one-cent coin) (a.k.a. Lincoln penny, a.k.a. Cent, a.k.a. One cent piece)
The Lincoln penny, in its current design since 1909, has a diameter of 19.05 mm (0.75 in) and an area of 0.00307 square feet.
It's about 0.0000003 times as big as Kangaroo Island
The size of Kangaroo Island is about 47,420,000,000 square feet.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 47,420,000,000 square feet in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about 0.0000003 times as big as Fort Bliss
The size of Fort Bliss is about 48,800,000,000 square feet.
(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 48,800,000,000 square feet. 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 0.0000003 times as big as Grand Canyon National Park
The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 53,072,438,500 square feet.
(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 53,072,429,100 square feet.
It's about 4,500,000 times as big as a US Dime
The size of a US Dime is about 0.002711 square feet.
(United States ten-cent coin) (a.k.a. Roosevelt dime)
The dime, in its current design since 1946, has a diameter of 17.91 mm (0.705 in) and an area of 0.002711 square feet.