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.