Discover the ease of converting land measurements from sections to ares with Newtum's accurate Section to Are Converter. Spark your curiosity with our simple, efficient tool designed to streamline your conversions.
A section is a unit of land area commonly used in the U.S. public land survey system. It is defined as an area nominally one square mile, containing 640 acres. This standard size of a section makes it a crucial term in rural and agricultural land transactions.
Definition of AreAn are is a metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters or approximately 119.599 square yards. It was first used in France during the metrication in the 1790s and is still used in some contexts when measuring land plots, particularly in Europe.
| Section (sec) | Are (a) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 sec | 258.9988 a |
| 0.05 sec | 1294.994 a |
| 0.1 sec | 2589.988 a |
| 0.25 sec | 6474.97 a |
| 0.5 sec | 12949.94 a |
| 0.75 sec | 19424.91 a |
| 1 sec | 25899.88 a |
| 2 sec | 51799.76 a |
| 5 sec | 129499.4 a |
| 10 sec | 258998.8 a |
Example 1:
Convert 1 section to ares:
1 section = 640 acres × 0.404686 a/acre = 258.9988 a
Example 2:
Convert 0.5 sections to ares:
0.5 section = 320 acres × 0.404686 a/acre = 129.4994 a
A Section to Are Converter is a tool that has evolved over time to assist landowners and professionals in land-related industries. By simplifying the conversion process from the large-scale section unit to the more manageable metric unit of are, this tool provides practical utility in land measurement and real estate transactions.
Explore the practicality of the Section to Are Converter in real-world scenarios, enhancing the understanding and exchange of land area measurements.
Example 1: To convert 1 section to ares, multiply the number of sections by 258.9988. So, 1 section equals 258.9988 ares.
Example 2: To convert 2 sections to ares, multiply the number of sections by 258.9988. So, 2 sections equal 517.9976 ares.
