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MNers in the US, how big is a block?

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AuldAlliance · 12/04/2011 13:32

Hopefully not like a piece of string...

It's for a translation; if you walk half a block, how far is that? I've found somewhere that a block is 150m, which seems about right, but I'd like your input if possible.

TIA!

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mummytime · 12/04/2011 13:47

In Chicago in residential areas they are usually 330 ft by 660ft. New York 264ft by 1056 ft apparently.

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AuldAlliance · 12/04/2011 14:43

Thanks!
That's quite a big difference, then. Text is set in San Francisco, I should have mentioned. Didn't realise there were regional variations.
(off to do conversion now.)

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HalleluiaScot · 15/04/2011 13:13

Where we lived, there were 9 blocks to a mile.

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AuldAlliance · 15/04/2011 20:50

Thanks for that. Off to get calculator...

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MadamDeathstare · 24/04/2011 04:43

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HalleluiaScot · 24/04/2011 07:29

It will depend on your city.

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