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[-] Sagifurius@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago

You never heard the term "back 40"? 160 acres is a quarter section. A section is a mile by a mile, 640 acres. 1/640 of a square mile. Roughly 8 feet wide and a mile long.

[-] Stanwich@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Uhhh yeah, thanks. That really helped

[-] Sagifurius@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Sigh. 2.15 metres by 1.6 kilometers.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

43,560 square feet = one acre.

The square root of 43,560 is 208.71 feet

208.71 feet/ 2.5 feet per step for men = 84 steps.

So walk 84 steps then turn a right angle and walk another 84. One acre is the area contained in that square.

[-] ironeagl@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

8' x 1 mile works, but the way it would usually be subdivided is to be a 16th section - or 1/4 of 1/4. Like a 16-light window. 2 x 2 furlongs, or a quarter-mile by quarter-mile.

[-] Sagifurius@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

No shit. Read what I wrote again.

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