How big is 7,700 acres?
It's about four-and-a-half times as big as London-Gatwick Airport (LGW)
The size of London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) is about 1,670 acres.
(a.k.a. Gatwick Airport, a.k.a. London Gatwick) (Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom)
London-Gatwick Airport covers 1,670 acres in total area. The airport offers a single runway with a total length of 3,316 m.
It's about five times as big as Gibraltar
The size of Gibraltar is about 1,600 acres.
(British overseas territory) (total area)
The British overseas territory Gibraltar is located at the southern tip of Spain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar and measures of 1,600 acres in total area. It is renowned as the home of the Rock of Gibraltar (a.k.a. Calpe, a.k.a. Jabal al Tariq), a well-known tourist attraction.
It's about one-fifth as big as Washington, D.C.
The size of Washington, D.C. is about 43,700 acres.
(formally the District of Columbia, a.k.a. Washington, a.k.a. the District, a.k.a. DC) (United State)
The United States' capital and only federal district, Washington, D.C. is a 43,700 acres area located between the states of Virginia and Maryland. Washington, D.C. is known as the center of each of the three branches of the United States federal government and as home to many of the nation's monuments, museums, and foreign embassies.
It's about six times as big as Chennai International Airport (MAA)
The size of Chennai International Airport (MAA) is about 1,323 acres.
(f.k.a. Madras Airport) (Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India) (total land area)
Chennai International Airport covers a total area of about 1,323 acres, including four terminals and other outbuildings. The airport offers a total of 6,587 m runway length between its two main runways.
It's about seven times as big as Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
The size of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is about 1,100 acres.
(a.k.a. Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino, a.k.a. Manila International Airport, a.k.a. Nichols Field) (Manila, NCR, Philippines) (total site area)
Ninoy Aquino International Airport covers a total area of 1,100 acres, including four terminals. The total length of the airport's two runways is 5,995 m.
It's about one-tenth as big as Abel Tasman National Park
The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 55,670 acres.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 55,670 acres in total area. The size of the park has increased over the years as donated parcels of land have been added to it, with the last expansion in 2008 adding 1,952 acres.
It's about one-tenth as big as Edinburgh
The size of Edinburgh is about 65,200 acres.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 65,200 acres. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.
It's about nine times as big as Central Park
The size of Central Park is about 843 acres.
(Manhattan, New York City, New York)
The most visited park in the country, Central Park has an area of 843 acres. According to a 2005 appraisal, the real estate value of the Park's land is $528,783,552,000.
It's about one-tenth as big as Dublin
The size of Dublin is about 78,460 acres.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 78,460 acres. Dublin is home to the Spire of Dublin, a stainless steel monument built in 2003 that rises to 121.2 m in height.
It's about one-tenth as big as Philadelphia
The size of Philadelphia is about 86,460 acres.
(a.k.a. Philly, a.k.a. The City of Brotherly Love) (Pennsylvania)
The largest city in Pennsylvania as of 2009 and at one time the second-largest city in the British Empire, Philadelphia measures 86,460 acres in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
It's about one-tenth as big as Detroit
The size of Detroit is about 88,830 acres.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 88,830 acres in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about one-tenth as big as The Isle of Wight
The size of The Isle of Wight is about 95,900 acres.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 95,900 acres in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as San Jose
The size of San Jose is about 112,000 acres.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 112,000 acres in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about fifteen times as big as Monaco
The size of Monaco is about 514 acres.
(a.k.a. the Principality of Monaco, a.k.a. Principauté de Monaco, a.k.a. Principatu de Múnegu)
One of the smallest nations in the world, Monaco is a city-state located on the French border of the Mediterranean Sea, which measures 514 acres in total area.
It's about one-twentieth as big as The Isle of Man
The size of The Isle of Man is about 141,000 acres.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 141,000 acres in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.2470 acres.