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How big is 400 square perches?

It's about 20,000,000 times as big as a US Quarter
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The size of a US Quarter is about 0.000018270 square perches.
(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 0.000018270 square perches.
It's about 0.00000005 times as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 8,902,539,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 8,902,539,000 square perches in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 61,064,680 square perches segment of Minnesota called the "Northwest Angle" lies north of the 49th parallel, which marks the border between the contiguous United States and Canada across the western remainder of the two countries.
It's about 0.00000004 times as big as Michigan
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The size of Michigan is about 9,903,731,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 9,903,731,000 square perches in total area. According to some studies, there is no point in Michigan that is more than 9.66 km (6 mi) from a lake or 136.79 km (85 mi) from a Great Lake.
It's about 30,000,000 times as big as a US Nickel
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The size of a US Nickel is about 0.000013970 square perches.
(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 0.000013970 square perches.
It's about 30,000,000 times as big as a Postage Stamp
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The size of a Postage Stamp is about 0.0000200 square perches.
(average; United States dimensions)
A typical postage stamp measures an average of 0.0000200 square perches. 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 0.00000003 times as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 13,800,000,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 13,800,000,000 square perches. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about 35,000,000 times as big as a US Penny
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The size of a US Penny is about 0.00001130 square perches.
(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 0.00001130 square perches.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as Montana
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The size of Montana is about 15,057,142,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 15,057,142,000 square perches 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 19,610,283 square perches.
It's about 40,000,000 times as big as a US Dime
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The size of a US Dime is about 0.0000099590 square perches.
(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 0.0000099590 square perches.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as California
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The size of California is about 16,762,426,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 16,762,426,000 square perches 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 0.00000002 times as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 27,502,676,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 27,502,676,000 square perches 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 150,000,000 times as big as a Nailhead
The size of a Nailhead is about 0.0000030740 square perches.
(for 11-gauge wire nai)
An 11-gauge nailhead measures 0.0000030740 square perches. Nails have been used since ancient times; archaeologists have discovered Ancient Egyptian nails that are over 5,000 years old.
It's about 0.000000006 times as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 67,918,567,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 67,918,567,000 square perches 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 230,499,900 square perches.
It's about 0.000000001 times as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 336,651,500,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 336,651,500,000 square perches in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
It's about 0.000000001 times as big as China
The size of China is about 379,433,700,000 square perches.
(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 379,433,700,000 square perches 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.
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