Names for Different Sized Squares
This page is born out of the confusion of what to call different sized squares. The proposal is to refer to the squares as referenced in the top line of the table below; included in the table are various other names it could be called by.
| Geograph Name | Centisquare | Gridsquare | Hectad | Myriad |
| Size | 100m x 100m | 1km x 1km | 10km x 10km | 100km x 100km |
| Area in km (square kilometres) | 0.01km² | 1km² | 100km² | 10,000km² |
| Area in m (square metres) | 10,000m² | 1,000,000m² | 100,000,000m² | 10,000,000,000m² |
| Length of Side in km | 0.1km | 1km | 10km | 100km |
| Length of Side in m | 100m | 1,000m | 10,000m | 100,000m |
| Modern Landranger Maps | 100 000 metre square | |||
| Interactive
Guide & One-Inch Maps |
1km squares | 10km squares | 100km squares | |
| Example Grid Reference | TQ562583 | TQ5658 | TQ55 | TQ |
| Common Name | Tile (OS sell digital data in Tiles) |
Scene (from here) |
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| Official Name | Hectad ( from Wikipedia) |
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| Other Possible Names | (suggestions?) | Monad | Hundred, Wapentake |