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How big is 0.00000465 city blocks?

It's about as big as an Airplane Tray Table
The size of an Airplane Tray Table is about 0.000004650 city blocks.
(average)
With wide variation among different models of airplanes, in-flight tray tables measure around 41.2 cm (16.5 in) x 24.1 cm (9.5 in) for a total area of 0.000004650 city blocks. Flight safety rules require that the tray tables be upright and locked during takeoff and landing so as to reduce the risk of passenger abdominal injury.
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as an Apple iPad
The size of an Apple iPad is about 0.0000018440 city blocks.
(for 9.7 inch, Apple iPad Air MD785LL/B)
An Apple iPad measures 23 cm (9.4 in) x 17 cm (6.6 in) for a total device area of 0.0000018440 city blocks. The base model iPad Air features 16 GB of storage capacity.
It's about one-tenth 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 eighteen times as big as a Playing Card
The size of a Playing Card is about 0.000000260 city blocks.
(ISO 216 B8 size)
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card measures 0.000000260 city blocks. Although this size is the most common playing card, many casinos use the smaller "bridge size" card — 0.000000120 city blocks smaller.
It's about nineteen times as big as a Post-it® Note (3M)
The size of a Post-it® Note (3M) is about 0.000000250 city blocks.
(3M) (generically sticky notes, a.k.a. repositionable notes, a.k.a. repositional notes)
A Post-it® Note measures 0.000000250 city blocks 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 one-fortieth 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 150 times as big as a Secure Digital (SD) card
The size of a Secure Digital (SD) card is about 0.0000000350 city blocks.
A Secure Digital (SD) card measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm for a total area of 0.0000000350 city blocks. SDXC Cards, the latest standard for the technology, will allow the cards to hold up to 2 terabytes of data.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as a Parking Space
The size of a Parking Space is about 0.000691 city blocks.
(a.k.a Parking Stall) (average; surface lot; North America)
An average-size parking space in a North American surface lot measures 0.000691 city blocks. Due to the high real estate prices at the time, parking spaces in a densely-populated part of Manhattan would sell for an average of $165,000 in 2007, with some spaces fetching up to $225,000.
It's about 200 times as big as a US Quarter
Flag of The US
The size of a US Quarter is about 0.000000021290 city blocks.
(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 0.000000021290 city blocks.
It's about 300 times as big as a US Nickel
Flag of The US
The size of a US Nickel is about 0.000000016280 city blocks.
(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 0.000000016280 city blocks.
It's about 300 times as big as a Postage Stamp
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The size of a Postage Stamp is about 0.0000000200 city blocks.
(average; United States dimensions)
A typical postage stamp measures an average of 0.0000000200 city blocks. 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 350 times as big as a US Penny
Flag of The US
The size of a US Penny is about 0.00000001310 city blocks.
(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 0.00000001310 city blocks.
It's about 400 times as big as a US Dime
Flag of The US
The size of a US Dime is about 0.00000001160 city blocks.
(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 0.00000001160 city blocks.
It's about 1,500 times as big as a Nailhead
The size of a Nailhead is about 0.0000000035810 city blocks.
(for 11-gauge wire nai)
An 11-gauge nailhead measures 0.0000000035810 city blocks. Nails have been used since ancient times; archaeologists have discovered Ancient Egyptian nails that are over 5,000 years old.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as big as a Tennis court
The size of a Tennis court is about 0.012017309 city blocks.
(per ITF specification; for doubles)
Per International Tennis Federation Rules of Tennis 2009, a doubles tennis court should measure 23.7744 m long by 10.9728 m, for a total area of about 0.012012161 city blocks. Courts may be surfaced with crushed red stone, shale, brick, hard-soil grass, or asphalt.
 
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