How about this being the first thing you see in the morning when you sit on the front porch drinking coffee? Could you handle the view? Could you handle the fresh air? How about the peace and quiet? How about the fact that you have no neighbors closer than 2 or 3 miles? Sounds just fine to me...in fact, it sounds so fine that I just bought 5 acres (part of which you see in this picture) that will give me all of these things.
What's that? You say 5 acres doesn't sound like much? Do you really know how big 5 acres is? How about 1 acre? Well, let me give you a little lesson in real estate. By the way...there will be no charge for this lesson and no test at the end!
The acre is the standard measure of land in the United States. One acre is 43,560 sq/ft of land. A good way to visualize this is that it is approximately 3/4 of the size of a football field that includes both endzones, or 90% of a football field minus its endzones. So, an acre is equivelent to the front of the endzone to the 90 yard line on the other side of the field.
Five acres is 217,800 sq/ft; Ten acres is 435,600 sq/ft; 20 acres 871,200 sq/ft; and 40 acres is 1,742,400 sq/ft. So, how do you vizualize 40 acres? Here's a starter--a square 40 acre parcel would be 1/4 mile by 1/4 mile. That may not seem so large; however, Disneyland in California sits on only 70 acres of land!
Sounds just about right to me...let's get some coffee and make some plans!
12 comments:
Good for you. Yes I know the size of an acre .. you might have to get some goats or sheep to cut your grass ( if any grows!) Just kidding.
You sound as proud as a new mama.
Yep...I've been studying this area for over a year now. 60 miles from Big Bend National Park, just down the road from Terlingua and 60 miles or so from Alpine, Texas.
Goats, chickens, and a garden are all in the plans! As well as a good ole dog for company, ya know?
Jim
Jim,
I'm so happy for you! And I am now so full of land knowlege...lol.
Were you a teacher sometime in your past? If not, you should have been. Or should be, even now!
Have a good one, friend,
Cat
Hey Cat...never a teacher but I probably am considered a know-it-all by some folks. This information came from the website of the folks I bought the land from.
Thanks for dropping by and for the comments...I'm over at TE all alone, if you want to join in.
Jim
5 acres sounds like a lot to me. Plenty of room for critters and a garden.
Have you seen it yet? Have you been there in person to check it out?
Any idea what kind of critters could be living on that tree topped hill (or is it a baby mountain?)
Looks wonderful to me Jim. Peace and quiet, fresh coffee, fresh air, and no neighbors! hahaha
Can't wait to hear your stories in the coming months and years.
Catch ya later :))
Hey Blondie...thanks for the comments and for coming to visit. All kinds of critters...since it's in the desert and surrounded by mountains...I would imagine that the critters include deer, quail, doves, and javelina, and it's a good place to pick up minerals and indian artifacts.
Plenty to write about!
Jim
But Jim! How are the Property TAXES there?
js
John...the property taxes are $40 a year. I might be able to afford that, don't ya think?
Thanks for dropping by
Jim
Great explanation about the size of the landplot, but could you now rephrase everything for the people living in metric part of the world? :-)
Hey sinip...are you familiar with a hectare ? A hectare is a metric unit used for measuring land, and is a unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres. A hectare is roughly 2.5 acres (actually 2.471 acres).
Hope that helps to put things in perspective! Thanks for dropping by!
Jim
Congratulations. I guess you won't be setting up a cabin in Missouri, after all? Still wanna take that road trip this summer?
Hey Ashley...why can't Hermits have 2 cabins? Not all Hermits have to be poor, do they? I mean, look at Howard Hughes...he had several homesteads. Might be nice to have more than one, don't ya think?
Dad
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