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The stadion (plural stadia, Ancient Greek: στάδιον; [1] latinized as stadium), also anglicized as stade, was an ancient Greek unit of length, consisting of 600 Ancient Greek feet . Its exact length is unknown today; historians estimate it at between 150 m and 210 m.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Richmond County has a total area of 102.5 square miles (265 km 2), of which 58.5 square miles (152 km 2) is land and 44.0 square miles (114 km 2) (43%) is water. [46] It is the third-smallest county in New York by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.
For example, the King James Bible uses the term "furlong" in place of the Greek stadion, although more recent translations often use miles or kilometres in the main text and give the original numbers in footnotes. In the Roman system, there were 625 feet to the stadium, eight stadia to the mile, and 1½ miles to the league.
1,600 2001 [14] Greenway Avenue Stadium: Cumberland: N/A 6,054 1930s Harry Grove Stadium: Frederick: Frederick Keys Spire City Ghost Hounds: 5,400 1990 [15] Hytche Athletic Center: Princess Anne: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks: 5,500 2000 John B. Schuerholz Baseball Complex: Towson: Towson Tigers: 500 2001 [16] Knott Arena: Emmitsburg: Mount ...
The Dutch kleine mile had the historical definition of one hour's walking (uur gaans), which was defined as 24 stadia, 3000 paces, or 15,000 Amsterdam or Rhineland feet (respectively 4,250 m or 4,710 m). The common Dutch mile was 32 stadia, 4,000 paces, or 20,000 feet (5,660 m or 6,280 m). The large mile was defined as 5000 paces. [41]
1 stadium (ris) = 1600 palms (2 ⁄ 15 mile) (tefah). [15] Others say that 1 stadium was equivalent to 470–500 cubits. [16] 1 day's journey (derekh yom) = 10 parasangs (parasa) The other two additional units are more ambiguous.
Photo Stadium City Home team/s Capacity Tórsvøllur: Tórshavn: Faroe Islands national football team: 6,040 Svangaskarð: Toftir: B68 Toftir; previously Faroe Islands national football team
Another dispute is the actual time it takes for an average man to walk a biblical mile. Most authorities hold that a biblical mile can be traversed in 18 minutes; four biblical miles in 72 minutes. [9] [10] Elsewhere, however, Maimonides held the view that an average man walks a biblical mile in about 20 to 24 minutes. [11] [12]