How big is 491.7 virgates?

The "Golden State," California measures 3,492,172.20 virgates 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).

The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 0.067 virgates, on a total grounds area of about 0.330 virgates. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.

Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 0.067 virgates. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."

Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 0.051 virgates 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.

Per NFL rules, a football field should measure 109.728 m (120 yards) long by 48.768 m wide, for a total area of 0.04407713499 virgates. 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 0.01812106131 virgates.

The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 5,729,724.20 virgates 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.

One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 0.03685 virgates, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.001894 virgates gym, a 0.0007413 virgates dining room, and a 0.001565 virgates 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.

The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 14,149,701 virgates 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 48,020.8120 virgates.

Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 0.0124938848 virgates. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.

Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 0.0102 virgates between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.

The United States Bullion Depository, commonly referred to by the metonym "Fort Knox" (in spite of the fact that the Depository is not located on the Fort proper), measures 32.0 m (105 ft) by 36.9 m (121 ft), for a total area of about 0.00972 virgates. The Depository is most famous for housing the largest portion of the national gold reserve, but has also temporarily housed the original US Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the US Constitution, and other important documents, kept there for safe keeping during World War II.

Per NBA rules , a basketball court should measure 29.5656 m long by 16.764 m wide, for a total area of 0.004082491582 virgates. 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.

Brazil measures 70,135,730 virgates in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).

Mainland China, as measured by the United Nations (excluding China's Special Administrative Regions — Hong Kong and Macau — and disputed territories such as Taiwan, Askai Chin, and the Trans-Karakoram Tract), occupies 79,048,690 virgates in total area . China is the the most populous country in the world and the third or fourth largest (depending on areas included in the measurement) in total area.

The third or fourth largest country in the world (there is some dispute in how China's total area is measured), the United States measures 80,940,810 virgates in total area. The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, home to over 300 million people.