• The_v@lemmy.world
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        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
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      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.