2,900 acres => 4.53 square miles
That area would be equivalent to:
- 207 – Walmart Supercenters incl. parking (New Lenox ~14 acres)
- 85 – Navy Piers (34 acres)
- 58 – Lincoln Power Plants in Manhattan, IL (~50 acres)
- 34 – Disneylands w/o parking (85 acres)
- 32 – Orland Square Malls incl. parking (~90 acres)
- 29 – Six Flags Great America Theme Parks w/o parking (~100 acres)
- 27 – Disney World Magic Kingdoms w/o parking (107 acres)
- 10 – Epcot Centers w/o parking (300 acres)
- 4.5 – Midway Airports (640 acres)
- 4 – Chicagoland Speedway Nascar Tracks incl. parking (~700 acres)
- Chicago Loop from Navy Pier to Chinatown, and I-90 to Lake Shore Drive (~2,900 acres)
All areas approximate and obtained using a Google Maps acreage calculator, except Midway Airport, Disney, & Navy Pier, which are published.