A kind of ‘101 Acre’
One of the frequently used or commonly used units of size or measurement is the acre. The survey acre and the international acre; the former is being used in the United States. However, according to the standards, there are other types or categories of acreage measurements, but they are less widely used. These acre measurements are Roman acre, Scottish acre, and Irish acre. It’s definitely handy, in a way or two, to learn and discover the different facets of acre due to its usefulness. Knowledge of the dimensions of an acre will help and make it easy for people to calculate or calculate large spaces and areas.
Acre: its equivalence and dimensions
An equivalent or corresponding measurement of this unit is about 43,560 feet or about 4,840 square yards. In its entirety, acre, or this standard of measurement, has no specific shape, width, or length. This unit is approximately forty percent (40%) of one (1) hectare (a unit based on the metric system). To give value to the most used types of acres, the survey acre is 4,046.8564224 square meters, while 4,046.8726098 square meters is the international acre measurement.
Referring to just forty percent (40%) of a hectare, the measure of an international acre in terms of the metric system is 0.40468564224 hectare and 0.404687261 hectare for the surveyed acre. Converting acres to miles would equal .0015625 square miles, and also equals ten (10) square chains. 160 hangers including one acre, which equals 208.71 by 208.71 feet or 43,560 square feet.
Acre: Throughout History
‘Open field’ is the literal translation of the word ‘acre’. The etymologies of Acre can be derived from the Greek, German, Latin, Swedish and Norwegian languages. Since there was no standard of measurement in those days, this unit is approximately the amount of land that can be plowed or cultivated by a man following an ox (a beast of burden) in one day. Following this premise, the unit is a rectangular area with sides the length of a furlong and a chain. Throughout the development of agriculture and land ownership, acreage measurement has many ‘standards’ depending on which country or kingdom would use the measurement. Throughout history, there was no universality in the use of measurements until the metric system was enacted.
In contemporary time, this unit is the same 90.75-yard measurement as a football field that is 53.33 yards wide. The entire field equals 1.32 acres if you include the end zones. In addition to commonly used acre measurements, the Roman acre measures 1,260 square meters.
Acre has been used as one of the basic units of measurement throughout history. Having some knowledge of its dimensions is of practical use in understanding the measurements of the earth.
