An acre is a unit of area used primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, and former Commonwealth countries, defined as the area equal to one chain by one furlong or 43,560 square feet, commonly measured using an acreage calculator.
Acre Conversion Calculator
Enter a value in acres below to convert to another unit of area.
How the Acre Conversion Calculator Works
- Understanding Acres:
An acre is a unit used to measure area. It originated as a unit to define the area of a field that could be plowed in a single day with a yoke of oxen. One acre is equivalent to a space that is one chain by one furlong or 43,560 square feet.
- Conversion Logic:
To convert acres to another unit of area, we use conversion factors. These factors are numerical values used to change units of measurement without changing the value. The conversion factor varies depending on the unit of measurement you want to convert to.
- Conversion Steps:
- Select the unit you want to convert acres to.
- Find the conversion factor corresponding to that unit from the conversion table.
- Multiply the number of acres by the conversion factor to get the result.
- Example Calculation:
Let’s say you have 5 acres of land and you want to convert it to square miles. Using the conversion table, you find that 1 acre is equal to 0.001563 square miles. So, to find the equivalent in square miles:
Result = 5 acres × 0.001563 sq mi/ac
Result = 0.007813 sq mi
- Final Outcome:
The calculator displays the converted value in the selected unit of area. This helps users understand the size of their land in different measurement units, making it easier to communicate and work with.
Acre Conversion Calculator with Frequently Used Values
Acres Square Feet Square Meters Hectares 1 43560 4046.86 0.404686 2 87120 8093.71 0.809372 3 130680 12140.57 1.214058 4 174240 16187.42 1.618744 5 217800 20234.28 2.023429 6 261360 24281.13 2.428115 7 304920 28327.98 2.832801 8 348480 32374.84 3.237486 9 392040 36421.69 3.642172 10 435600 40468.54 4.046857 11 479160 44515.40 4.451543 12 522720 48562.25 4.856228 13 566280 52609.10 5.260914 14 609840 56655.95 5.665599 15 653400 60702.81 6.070285 16 696960 64749.66 6.474970 17 740520 68796.51 6.879656 18 784080 72843.37 7.284341 19 827640 76890.22 7.689027 20 871200 80937.07 8.093712 21 914760 84983.93 8.498398 22 958320 89030.78 8.903083 23 1001880 93077.63 9.307769 24 1045440 97124.49 9.712454 25 1089000 101171.34 10.11714 26 1132560 105218.20 10.52183 27 1176120 109265.05 10.92652 28 1219680 113311.90 11.33121 29 1263240 117358.76 11.73589 30 1306800 121405.61 12.14058 31 1350360 125452.46 12.54527 32 1393920 129499.32 12.94995 33 1437480 133546.17 13.35464 34 1481040 137593.02 13.75933 35 1524600 141639.88 14.16401 36 1568160 145686.73 14.56870 37 1611720 149733.58 14.97339 38 1655280 153780.44 15.37807 39 1698840 157827.29 15.78276 40 1742400 161874.14 16.18745 41 1785960 165920.99 16.59213 42 1829520 169967.85 16.99682 43 1873080 174014.70 17.40151 44 1916640 178061.55 17.80619 45 1960200 182108.41 18.21088 46 2003760 186155.26 18.61557 47 2047320 190202.11 19.02025 48 2090880 194248.97 19.42494 49 2134440 198295.82 19.82963 50 2178000 202342.67 20.23431
