This is meant to be a quick reference guide to give some approximate size ideas for land purchasers.

The acre is the standard measure of land in the United States.  One acre is 43,560 sq/ft of land.  A good way to visualize this is that it is approximately 3/4 of the size of a football field that includes both endzones, or 90% of a football field minus its endzones.  So, an acre is equivelent to the front of the endzone to the 90 yard line on the other side of the field.

My company frequently sells land in 5, 10, 20, and 40 acre parcels.  Five acres is 217,800 sq/ft; Ten acres is 435,600 sq/ft; 20 acres 871,200 sq/ft; and 40 acres is 1,742,400 sq/ft.  A few hundred thousand square feet here and a few hundred thousand square feet there...eventually it begins to add up.  So, how do vizualize 40 acres?  Here's a starter--a square 40 acre parcel would be 1/4 mile by 1/4 mile.  That may not seem so large; however, Disneyland in California sits on only 70 acres of land!

A hectare is a metric unit used for measuring land.  A hectare is roughly 2.5 acres (actually 2.471 acres).  When purchasing land overseas it will often be listed in terms of hectares rather than acres.

This guide is under construction, so please contact me if you would like anything added to it.  Andrew at texasacreage@yahoo.com or www.maklandcompany.com.