How Big Is 2 Acres?
87,120 square feet, about one and a half football fields. Drop it on a map below.
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2 acres in numbers
- As a square: 295.2 ft by 295.2 ft (90.0 m per side)
- In other units: 87,120 sq ft · 8,093.7 m² · 2.00 acres
- Common layouts: 295 × 295 ft, 200 × 435.6 ft, 264 × 330 ft
- Tennis courts (36 × 78 ft doubles): 31.03 by area
- American football fields (160 × 360 ft, end zones included): 1.51 by area
"By area" compares total area. How many actually fit depends on shape, which the drawing above shows.
Two acres is 87,120 square feet, a square about 295 feet on a side. It is about 1.5 American football fields with end zones by area.
It is a common size for a rural home site: enough for a house, a barn or large workshop, a big garden and some animals.
Where you see it: rural and exurban home lots, small hobby farms, neighborhood parks.