ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agoOregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island.www.voanews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down14
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkOregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island.www.voanews.comModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down1·4 months agoIf I had a good concept of Rhode Island’s size beyond ‘smaller than all of the other states,’ that would be a useful description.
minus-squarewerefreeatlast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months agoNon problem, soon it will be the size of more recognizable cities.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoIs Rhode Island the state smaller than any U.S. city?
minus-squareWilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoIt’s closer to 2-3 times larger, depending how you count Rhode Island is 1545 sq mi, 1034 of which are land. Los Angeles (the city, not the county) is 501.55 sq mi, 469.49 of which are land. So by total area, Rhode Island is 3.08 times the size of Los Angeles. Counting only land, Rhode Island is only 2.20 times the size of Los Angeles.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 months agoAbout 50 miles by about 40 miles
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoSee, now I have an idea of how long a mile is, unlike how big Rhode Island is. If only they had just told me how big it was in miles.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-24 months agoHere’s a map of the fires. https://fire.airnow.gov/
If I had a good concept of Rhode Island’s size beyond ‘smaller than all of the other states,’ that would be a useful description.
Non problem, soon it will be the size of more recognizable cities.
Is Rhode Island the state smaller than any U.S. city?
It’s 4 times larger than LA.
It’s closer to 2-3 times larger, depending how you count
Rhode Island is 1545 sq mi, 1034 of which are land.
Los Angeles (the city, not the county) is 501.55 sq mi, 469.49 of which are land.
So by total area, Rhode Island is 3.08 times the size of Los Angeles.
Counting only land, Rhode Island is only 2.20 times the size of Los Angeles.
Thanks. That’s what I thought.
About 50 miles by about 40 miles
See, now I have an idea of how long a mile is, unlike how big Rhode Island is. If only they had just told me how big it was in miles.
Here’s a map of the fires.
https://fire.airnow.gov/