“Wild guess, 2.5 to 5. Perspective is tough in a shot like this, it may be as much as ten, but I don’t think so.”
I think it’s a lot bigger. I had 6 acres, flat like this. Am looking at that view...not nearly the land in the article.
Look at the long row of trees on the side...those are big trees.
Anyway, I hope everyone that flies out of the nearby airport sees it!
Land in the countryside of out nation in semi-developed areas like the farms in this region have a rough criss cross of roads at about one mile intervals.
My fist guess was a mere hypothetical looking at the relationship of the house to the property. When you said you thought the property was probably larger, I went to the aerial view and looked that road grid.
You’ll note the property the grid is on, is oblong. If you’ll look at the grid in the next section to the right, I think you’ll get a pretty good look at what a square mile would be.
I took the grid the property is on, extended it out on the top to match the grid on the right, and cut it in four sections. One square mile would be 640 acres. One quarter mile could be 160 acres. The precise property the maze graphic was on, was approximately equivalent to 1/3.5th of the width and height of those 160 acres. If you take 3.5 x 3.5, you’ll come up with 10.75 such equal parts to the 160 acres.
Dividing the 160 acres by 10.75 equal parts reveals each is the equal to approximately 14.88 acres.
The graphic sits on about 14.88 acres, if the original assumption that the grid in that locality is found to be the customary 1 mile square.
Sorry I didn’t proofread that better...
Land in the countryside of our nation in semi-developed areas like the farms in this region have a rough criss cross of roads at about one mile intervals.
My first guess was a mere hypothetical looking at the relationship of the house to the property. When you said you thought the property was probably larger, I went to the aerial view and looked at the road grid.
You’ll note the property the grid is on, is oblong. If you’ll look at the grid in the next section to the right, I think you’ll get a pretty good look at what a square mile would be.
I took the grid the property is on, extended it out on the top to match the grid on the right, and cut it in four sections. One square mile would be 640 acres. One quarter mile could be 160 acres. The precise property the maze graphic was on, was approximately equivalent to 1/3.5th of the width and height of those 160 acres. If you take 3.5 x 3.5, you’ll come up with 10.75 such equal parts to the 160 acres.
Dividing the 160 acres by 10.75 equal parts reveals each is the equal to approximately 14.88 acres.
The graphic sits on about 14.88 acres, if the original assumption that the grid in that locality is found to be the customary 1 mile square.
I happened across this post early this morning. Under the picture top left, the acreage is listed as 16 acres. That last estimate of 14.88 acres wasn’t too far off.
Take care.
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