Quadratmeilen

Quadratmeile (Plural Quadratmeilen) is a unit of area in the imperial and US customary systems. It is defined as the area of a square with sides of one mile. Consequently, a Quadratmeile equals 640 acres, about 2.59 square kilometers, 27,878,400 square feet, or 3,097,600 square yards. In metric terms, this is roughly 259 hectares.

Usage and context vary by region. Quadratmeilen are used primarily in the United States and in historical or specialized discussions of land measurement in English-speaking contexts. In modern practice, many countries describe land areas in square kilometers or hectares rather than square miles. In German-language material, the term Quadratmeilen appears mainly for explanatory purposes or when referring to historical measurements; for practical purposes, metric units are typically preferred.

Relation to related units. The square mile is the square of the mile, a non-metric measure defined in the British Imperial system, separate from metric measures. Because of this, conversions between Quadratmeilen and metric units are common in international contexts, particularly in geography, cartography, and land administration.

See also. Square mile; Acre; Hectare; Kilometre squared.