Convert Homesteads to Ares
Convert Homesteads (hmstd) to Ares (a) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
a = hmstd × 6474.970276
About Homesteads
A homestead is a land area unit of exactly 160 acres (approximately 64.75 hectares or 0.6475 km²) - one quarter of a one-square-mile section - established by the US Homestead Act of 1862. The Act promised 160 acres to settlers willing to farm the land for five years, transforming the American West: over 270 million acres (about 10% of the entire continental US) were granted to 1.6 million homesteaders. In the US Public Land Survey System, one homestead equals a quarter-section, with four homesteads forming one full section of 640 acres.
About Ares
An are (a) is a metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters (10 m × 10 m). Though less commonly used today, it served as an intermediate unit between square meters and hectares in the metric system. One are equals 0.01 hectares or about 119.6 yd². It is still occasionally used in some European countries for measuring medium-sized land plots, gardens, and vineyards. The dekameter-squared (dam²) is another name for the same unit.
Quick Reference Table
| Homesteads (hmstd) | Ares (a) |
|---|---|
| 1 hmstd | 6474.97 a |
| 2 hmstd | 12949.9 a |
| 5 hmstd | 32374.9 a |
| 10 hmstd | 64749.7 a |
| 25 hmstd | 161874 a |
| 50 hmstd | 323749 a |
| 100 hmstd | 647497 a |