How Big is an Acre?
Updated February 23, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
The Question:
I'm trying to visualize an acre. Is it about the size of a football field?
The Answer:
Yes. Often an acre of land is compared to a football field. In reality, an acre is equal to about 76% of a football field, when you consider both end zones.
A football field (including the two end zones) is 360 feet long and 160 feet wide for a total of 57,600 square feet. When you take away the two 30-foot-long end zones at each end, the field is 48,000 square feet, making an acre about 91% of the field.
An acre, which is a common measurement of land area, is equal to 43,560 square feet.
If you are interested more information check out our table of Standard Measurements in Sports.
-The Fact Monster
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