> Sorry to ask but as person from the Netherlands, is there any definition of the length of a "block"? In both Amsterdam and Hague, city blocks (when they exis

> Sorry to ask but as person from the Netherlands, is there any definition of the length of a "block"? In both Amsterdam and Hague, city blocks (when they exist) seem to be surprisingly similar in size to those in Manhattan, New York. About 50-70 meters in one direction and 150-200 meters in the other direction.