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How big is 0.01 city blocks?

It's about one-sixtieth as big as The Biltmore Estate
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The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 0.7510 city blocks.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 0.7510 city blocks and contains 250 rooms. The fifty-six auxiliary buildings of the estate are interconnected through the nearly 71 km of roads on the Biltmore grounds.
It's about 70 times as big as a King Size Bed
The size of a King Size Bed is about 0.000186 city blocks.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 0.000186 city blocks in total area. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 0.00023 city blocks for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 1.450 city blocks.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 1.450 city blocks. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Federation Square
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The size of Federation Square is about 1.80 city blocks.
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Federation Square, the large public square in the city center of Melbourne, measures 1.80 city blocks. The main portion of the square is floored with sandstone blocks from Western Australia.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as The Philippine Arena
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The size of The Philippine Arena is about 1.80 city blocks.
(Ciudad De Victoria, Bocaue - Bulacan, Philippines) (total footprint)
The largest indoor arena in the world, the multi-use Philippine Area has a total footprint of 1.80 city blocks, with the dome itself occupying 1.70 city blocks. The floor the arena contains over 9,000 tons of steel.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as The Principality Stadium
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The size of The Principality Stadium is about 2 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Stadiwm Principality, f.k.a. Millennium Stadium, f.k.a. Stadiwm y Mileniwm) (Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom) (total footprint)
The 70,000-person-plus capacity stadium of Cardiff, Principality Stadium has a total footprint of 2 city blocks. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as a Polo field
The size of a Polo field is about 2.31102090 city blocks.
(for field polo) (United States Polo Association rules; unboarded side maximum)
An outdoor polo field must measure 274.32 m in length and 146.304 m to in width for a total playing area of up to 2.31102090 city blocks. Polo traces its origins to an Iranian (then Persian) war game from the 5th Century, which was played with as many as 100 players per side.
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as Rogers Centre
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The size of Rogers Centre is about 2.370 city blocks.
(f.k.a. Skydome) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (entire complex)
Rogers Centre, a major sports stadium in downtown Toronto, measures a total of 2.370 city blocks over the entire complex. The video board of Rogers Centre has a total area of 0.0157 city blocks.
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as Windsor Castle
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The size of Windsor Castle is about 2.40 city blocks.
(Windsor, England) (total site area)
One of the official residences of the British monarch, Windsor Castle measures about 2.40 city blocks. It is the largest inhabited castle in the world and is also the oldest in continuous use, having been occupied since it was built by William the Conqueror about 900 years ago.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as big as Croke Park
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The size of Croke Park is about 3 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Páirc an Chrócaigh) (Dublin, Leinster, Ireland) (stadium area)
Croke Park, the Gaelic games stadium of Dublin, hosts hurling and Gaelic football matches in a 3 city blocks stadium. The Park offers rooftop tours, where fans can walk along the 44-meters-high walkway.
It's about 250 times as big as a Bath Towel
The size of a Bath Towel is about 0.0000499260 city blocks.
(for Fieldcrest Luxury Solid Towels)
Bath towels typically measure 142.24 cm (56 in) by 76.2 cm (30 in), for a total area of about 0.0000499260 city blocks. The city of Bursa, Turkey is known as the birthplace of the modern towel.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as big as Buckingham Palace
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The size of Buckingham Palace is about 3.50 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Buckingham House) (Westminster, London, England)
Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British monarch, contains about 3.50 city blocks of total floor space. The palace was first inhabited by Queen Victoria in 1831, although after the death of her husband in 1861, the Queen endeavored to spend as little time there as public opinion would allow.
It's about one-three-hundredth as big as Alcatraz
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The size of Alcatraz is about 4.10 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The Rock) (California)
Alcatraz Island measures 4.10 city blocks. It is known a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and has historically served as a lighthouse, fort, military prison, and — most famously — a federal prison.
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as big as King Shaka International Airport (DUR)
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The size of King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is about 4.740 city blocks.
(a.k.a. KSIA) (La Mercy, Durban City, eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) (total terminal area)
King Shaka International Airport includes a main passenger terminal, with a total area of 4.740 city blocks. The airport's single, main runway stretches 3,700 m in length.
It's about one-four-hundredth as big as Ellis Island
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The size of Ellis Island is about 5.110 city blocks.
(Jersey City, New Jersey and New York City, New York)(now officially part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument)
Ellis Island, home of the Ellis Island Immigration Station, is 5.110 city blocks in total area. Nine-tenths of the island were artificially created after the New York-New Jersey borders had already been defined, leading to a sovereignty dispute which was settled by the US Supreme Court in 1998.
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