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East of Broken Bow | The acres of the hill are the same number of acres as if it were flat.
To measure an acre, you use latitude and longitude, which are surface positions relative to the poles (or equator) and the international date line. It is measured by degrees of a circle, regardless of terrain. Yes, the hill has more 'surface area' but the acre is measured by where its boundaries are in relation to their position on the circle.
Think of an acre as a card table. Set up two card tables, put a tablecloth on one, that is a 'flat' acre. Put a basketball on the other one, then put a tablecloth over the basketball. The latter has more 'surface' area, but the boundaries are still the edges of the card table.
If you REALLY want to get technical, an acre on top of a mountain, is 'bigger' than an acre in a valley, because of the greater distance to the center of the Earth. | |
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How can i measure a fields acreage when there is a large hill in it
