https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8 What fits in an acre? en-us 2016-09-26 10:43:20 UTC 2025-10-09 02:06:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png cathy_hayt https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/126314595 Originally an acre was defined as the area described by one chain by one furlong.

]]> 2016-09-26 10:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/126314595 cathy_hayt https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128003354 A furlong is a unit of measure equal to 330 feet.]]> 2016-10-03 19:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128003354 cathy_hayt https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128003441 A chain is a unit of measure equal to 66 feet.]]> 2016-10-03 19:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128003441 cathy_hayt https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128003560 66 ft x 330 ft = 43,560 ft^2]]> 2016-10-03 19:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128003560 cathy_hayt https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128003907 An acre is 4,848 square yards.]]> 2016-10-03 19:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128003907 cathy_hayt https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128004216 43,560 ft^2 * yd^2/9 ft^2 = 4,840 yd^2]]> 2016-10-03 19:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128004216 cathy_hayt https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128005218 A football field measures 160 feet by 360 feet.  160 ft x 360 ft = 57,600 ft^2.  57,000 ft^2 * 1acre/43,560 ft^2 = 1.322 acres


]]> 2016-10-03 20:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128005218 cathy_hayt https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128006020 Each end zone is 30 feet deep. So without the end zones you have 300 ft x 160 ft = 48,000 ft^2 which would be 1.1 acres.]]> 2016-10-03 20:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cathy_hayt/kvcdieyyp1i8/wish/128006020