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How big is 10 acres?

It's about 7,500,000 times as big as a Post-it® Note (3M)
The size of a Post-it® Note (3M) is about 0.00000130 acres.
(3M) (generically sticky notes, a.k.a. repositionable notes, a.k.a. repositional notes)
A Post-it® Note measures 0.00000130 acres in total area. In September, 1989, Hurricane Hugo swept through Charleston, South Carolina with winds up to 230 kph (140 mph), uprooting eight oak trees in Mr. Bruce Brakefield's yard, but leaving in place a Post-it® note attached to his front door.
It's about 0.0000001 times as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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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 0.0000001 times as big as Montana
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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 0.00000010 times as big as California
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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 0.00000006 times as big as Texas
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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 0.00000003 times as big as Alaska
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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 55,000,000 times as big as a Secure Digital (SD) card
The size of a Secure Digital (SD) card is about 0.000000190 acres.
A Secure Digital (SD) card measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm for a total area of 0.000000190 acres. SDXC Cards, the latest standard for the technology, will allow the cards to hold up to 2 terabytes of data.
It's about 90,000,000 times as big as a US Quarter
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The size of a US Quarter is about 0.00000011420 acres.
(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 0.00000011420 acres.
It's about 100,000,000 times as big as a Postage Stamp
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The size of a Postage Stamp is about 0.0000001000 acres.
(average; United States dimensions)
A typical postage stamp measures an average of 0.0000001000 acres. 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 100,000,000 times as big as a US Nickel
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The size of a US Nickel is about 0.00000008730 acres.
(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 0.00000008730 acres.
It's about 150,000,000 times as big as a US Penny
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The size of a US Penny is about 0.00000007040 acres.
(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 0.00000007040 acres.
It's about 150,000,000 times as big as a US Dime
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The size of a US Dime is about 0.000000062250 acres.
(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 0.000000062250 acres.
It's about 0.000000005 times as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 2,104,072,000 acres.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 2,104,072,000 acres in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
It's about 0.000000004 times as big as China
The size of China is about 2,371,461,000 acres.
(a.k.a. People's Republic of China, a.k.a. 中华人民共和国, a.k.a.中華人民共和國 , a.k.a. Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghég) (UN mainland area figure)
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 2,371,461,000 acres 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.
It's about 0.000000004 times as big as United States
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The size of United States is about 2,428,224,000 acres.
(a.k.a. United States of America, a.k.a. America, a.k.a. USA, a.k.a. US)
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 2,428,224,000 acres in total area. The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, home to over 300 million people.
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