Land Measures

1. length: one mile equals 5280 feet, eighty chains, 320 rods, or 1760 yards.

One rod equals 5.50 yards, 16.5 feet or 25 links

2. Area: one square mile equals 640 acres or 102,400 square rods. One acre equals 4840 square yards or 43,500 square feet. One square rod equals 30.25 square yards, or .006 of a square acre.

ONE ACRE EQUALS 43560 SQUARE FEET

 Thanks to Dickson’s Friend, Jean Hancock for this information