Blocks in a mile...

[Orsorum]

How many city blocks are in a mile? I'm wondering, 'cuz I walk at least 24 blocks or so to church (round-trip) twice a week, plus at least another 10 or 12 every day around campus. Any ideas?

 

[yakko]

How long is a city block?

 

[Orsorum]

<< How long is a city block? >>



Going by street numbers, here in Seattle. 45th - 55th, plus about the equivalent in changing cross-streets and across campus to get to the street.

 

[Amused]

LOL, street numbers are meaningless. We gotta know exactly how long your blocks are, and if they are equal in size

Here's an idea. Have someone drive you once, and check their odometer.

 

[Orsorum]

<< LOL, street numbers are meaningless. We gotta know exactly how long your blocks are, and if they are equal in size >>



Dangit! Darn... maybe gopunk or Russ could help.

 

[Lucky]

According to my research, a mile will be the length of approximately 19 city blocks. Of course, YMMV. (literally. )

 

[777php]

I've heard that 10 city blocks comprise a mile....but, that was a long time ago.

 

[glen]

I used to walk 6 blocks to school, and it was one mile.

 

[Workin']

In the "olden days" a standard city block was 440 feet, from center to center of each dividing road. That's 10 40 foot lots plus half of a 40 foot wide street right-of-way at each end of the block. Which means 12 of these blocks is/are exactly one mile.

But who knows what you have there in Seattle or anywhere else?

 

[Derango]

A block is a non-standard unit of measurement. It could be 700 miles (thats one hell of a block ) or it could be 50 feet.

 

[Vic]

It varies greatly by city.
For example, Portland is roughly 16 blocks to the mile, a block being six 50-foot wide lots and a 30-foot wide street.
Seattle, IIRC, is similar.
SLC has the largest blocks I have ever seen at only 8 to the mile.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Where I'm from, one block is approximately one mile. Love the country with its nicely spaced 1-2 mile grid of roads.

ZV

 

[Doggiedog]

In NYC its about 20 blocks per mile. Avenues are a different story.