{"id":493,"date":"2012-11-12T20:16:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T20:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/?p=493"},"modified":"2017-01-11T20:50:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T20:50:05","slug":"what-size-american-flag-5x8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/what-size-american-flag-5x8\/","title":{"rendered":"What Size American Flag, 5×8′?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to fly a 5′ x 8′ American flag<\/a> there are a few things you must consider. First, what size pole would\u00a0accommodate a\u00a0flag that is 40 sq ft.?\"Flagpole\"<\/a>
\nThis is a\u00a025′ flagpole with 5×8 American flag<\/a>\u00a0flying. Use the guideline that the length of the flag should be from 1\/4th to 1\/3rd the\u00a0height\u00a0of the flagpole. (See flag size<\/a> chart.) \u00a0This would make the appropriate flagpole either a 25′ or a 30′ flagpole. OK, now if you are considering flying two flags on your 25′ flagpole you need to take in\u00a0consideration\u00a0that 40 sq ft is what is recommended. So if you want a second flag you should use a 4′ x 6′ and a 3′ x 5′ \u00a0(24 sq ft + 15 sq ft = 39 sq ft) flag combination. This\u00a0scenario\u00a0removes the 5′ x 8′ American flag<\/a> from the 25′ flagpole. So, if you want to fly two flags and retain the 5′ x 8′ American flag size you would need a 30′ flagpole. \u00a0This pole allows for a 5′ x 8′ or a 6′ x 10′ American flag, or 60 sq ft. \u00a0This would then allow for a 5′ x 8′ American flag and a 4′ x 6′ state flag, 40 sq ft X 24 sq ft = 64 sq ft. \u00a0One more item to consider is the\u00a0strength\u00a0of you flagpole. \u00a0If the pole is a new one piece aluminum flagpole<\/a> or a one piece fiberglass flagpole<\/a> then no worries, but if the pole is old, thin, or decaying you should consider flying smaller flags. \u00a0With this knowledge choose how<\/span>\u00a0many flags<\/a> you will be flying and your flagpole size, then get out and hoist some flags.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Common size range chart\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

15\u2019 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02’x3′ – 3\u2019x5\u2019
\n20\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u2019x5 \u2019- 4\u2019x6\u2019
\n25\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u2019x6\u2019 \u2013 \u00a05\u2019x8\u2019
\n30\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u2019x8\u2019 \u2013 \u00a06\u2019x10\u2019
\n35\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u2019x10\u2019 – 8\u2019x12\u2019
\n40\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u2019x10\u2019 \u2013 10\u2019x15\u2019
\n45\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8\u2019x12\u2019 \u2013 10\u2019x15\u2019
\n50\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u2019x15\u2019 -12\u2019x18\u2019
\n60\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u2019x15\u2019- 15\u2019x25\u2019
\n70\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\u2019x18\u2019 \u2013 20\u2019x 30\u2019
\n80\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15\u2019x25\u2019- \u00a020\u2019x38\u2019
\n90\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15\u2019x25\u2019 -20\u2019x38\u2019
\n100\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15\u2019x25\u2019 -30\u2019 X 60\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you want to fly a 5′ x 8′ American flag there are a few things you must consider. First, what size pole would\u00a0accommodate a\u00a0flag that is 40 sq ft.? This is a\u00a025′ flagpole with 5×8 American flag\u00a0flying. Use the guideline that the length of the flag should be from 1\/4th to 1\/3rd the\u00a0height\u00a0of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[378,379,376,377,71,70,382,381,380,80],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9wIlQ-7X","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":516,"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493\/revisions\/516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}