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How far is a block on average for us non USA types?
by walshemj 8y ago
How far is a block on average for us non USA types?
- Uehreka 8y agoI’ll admit it’s a bad unit of measurement given that Baltimore has weirdly shaped and non-standardized blocks. Looking at my Lime history, my rides seem to fall in the 0.5-2.5 mile range (0.8-4 km)
- EnderWT 8y agoHowever, as reference points for US cities, the standard square blocks of Portland, Houston, and Sacramento are 264 by 264 feet (80 m × 80 m), 330 by 330 feet (100 m × 100 m), and 410 by 410 feet (120 m × 120 m) respectively (to the street center line). Oblong blocks range considerably in width and length. The standard block in Manhattan is about 264 by 900 feet (80 m × 274 m); and in some U.S. cities standard blocks are as wide as 660 feet (200 m). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_block https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_block
- antcas 8y agoIt's different in every city, but in Baltimore they're probably in between the size of Portland, OR city blocks and New York City, NY city blocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lisZBL3_aW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lisZBL3_aW8