Measuring

[Derrick Hughes]

If I wanted to measure an area around a field, say a 4 m strip around a 10 acre all around the outside is there an easy way to do that , dont have to be exact

 

[mixed breed]

Get on your bike, map your ride, then multiply distance covered by four and you will have the answer

 

[mixed breed]

Or stay in and just draw the rough perimeter on this map

Distance Calculator

Google Maps Distance Calculator can find the distance between two or more points on a map

www.daftlogic.com

And multiply by 4

 

[neilo]

Or GPS on your ride-on mower, drive once round the field to get the distance, multiply by four....

 

[Gone Shooting]

Magic map.

 

[neilo]

Interactive map on RPW site, use measuring tool and calculator to multiply by 4.

 

[milkloss]

Surely you've got a meter thingy on your push bike?

 

[GAM]

If I wanted to measure an area around a field, say a 4 m strip around a 10 acre all around the outside is there an easy way to do that , dont have to be exact

Yes, pace it out length and width multiply it, and thats your answer! There are 4840 square yards in 1 acre, or and 4046.86 sq meters in 1 acre...

 

[Highland Mule]

Yes, pace it out length and width multiply it, and thats your answer! There are 4840 square yards in 1 acre, or and 4046.86 sq meters in 1 acre...

Or if you want to make the maths easier, 10,000 square metres in a hectare.

(It’s metres for distance, by the way, not meters - unless you’re American??)

 

[Derrick Hughes]

So if I drive around on my quad with my Strava . I should be sorted

 

[neilo]

Or if you want to make the maths easier, 10,000 square metres in a hectare.

(It’s metres for distance, by the way, not meters - unless you’re American??)

Getting ready for next year, when Big Don overrules Rees Mogg’s plan to revert to feet and inches?

 

[Highland Mule]

Getting ready for next year, when Big Don overrules Rees Mogg’s plan to revert to feet and inches?

Happy to use both (we have been using them both in the UK over 200 years, you know), but I do know that most folks find the 10,000 times table easier than the 4840 times one.

And besides, I’d expect the US to prefer we used rods, furlongs, ergs and dynes.

 

[Brisel]

There are lots of apps that measure distance available for your smartphone. Google Earth Pro is free & has a measuring facility for lines, paths, polygons etc.

 

[A Trebor]

Depends how accurate you want to be but if you measure the outside and multiply by 4 you will be slightly wrong as you’ve measured the corners twice

 

[Bogweevil]

Draw the field to scale on graph paper, cut it out and weigh it to get the weight of 10 acres, cut off the four metre strip and weigh it again. You can now calculate the area of the perimeter strip.

There is no charge.

 

[M-J-G]

Google earth is pretty accurate, I've used it to measure areas and for things like calculating fencing materials and it's pretty much on the money.