How many laps around a acre to make a mile?

Answer 1

To calculate the number of laps around an acre to make a mile, we first need to determine the distance around the perimeter of an acre. One acre is equal to 43,560 square feet, and the formula for the perimeter of a square (which closely approximates the shape of an acre) is P = 4s, where P is the perimeter and s is the length of one side. Therefore, the square root of 43,560 is approximately 208.71 feet, which is the length of one side of the acre. To make a mile, which is 5,280 feet, you would need to complete 5,280 / 208.71 = approximately 25.25 laps around the acre.

Answer 2

By modern definition, an acre can have any shape as long as it is 4,840 square yards, which means that the answer of your question depends on the shape of the area.

However, traditionally an acre was a rectangle with a length of 1/8 mile and a width of 1/80 mile, which means the perimeter was 22/80 mile. So roughly 3.6 laps around it would make a mile.