Metric and Other Conversions

English to Metric Conversion
 
Metric to English Converison

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Inches Centimeters 2.54   Centimeters

Inches

0.394

Feet Meters 0.305   Meters

Feet

0.328

Yards Meters 0.9144   Meters

Yards

1.09

Ros Meters 5.03   Meters

Rods

5.995

Chains Meters 20.13   Meters

Chains

0.0497

Links Centimeters 20.04   Centimeters

Links

0.0499

Miles Kilometers 1.61   Kilometers Miles

0.621


Metric Equivalents
1 kilometer
=100 decameters (dm)
=1,000 meters (m)
=100,000 centimeters (cm)
=1,000,000 millimeters (mm)
1 decameter (dm)
=10 meters (m)
=1,000 centimeters (cm)
=10,000 millimeters (mm)
1 meter (m)
=100 centimeters (cm)
=1,000 millimeters (mm)
1 centimeter (cm)
=10 millimeters (mm)

Other Conversions

320 rods = 1 mile

144 square inches = 1 square foot
9 square feet = 1 square yard

272-1/4 square feet = 1 square rod
30-1/4 square yards = 1 square rod

7.92 inches = 1 link, 25 links = 1 rod

100 links = 66 feet = 22 yards = 4 rods = 1 chain

10 chains long by 1 broad, or 10 square chains = 1 acre

1 acre = 160 square rods = 4,840 square yards = 43,560 square feet

30-1/4 square yards = 1 square rod, perch, or pole

40 square rods = 1 rood

4 roods = 1 acre

2.47 acres = 1 hektar

640 acres = 1 square mile = 1 section

36 square miles or 36 sections = 1 township