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| Convert From-> Convert To \/ |
Centimeter (cm) |
Inch (in or ") |
Hand | Foot (ft or ') |
Yard (yd) |
Meter (m) |
Fathom | Rod (rd) |
Kilometer (km) |
Mile (mi) |
| Centimeter (cm) |
2.54 | 10.16 | 30.48 | 91.44 | 100 | 182.88 | 502.92 | 100,000 | 160,934.4 | |
| Inch (in or ") |
3.937e-1 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 39.37 | 72 | 198 | 39,370 | 63,360 | |
| Hand | 9.8425e-2 | 0.25 | 3 | 9 | 9.8425 | 18 | 66 | 9,842.5 | 15,840 | |
| Foot (ft or ') |
3.2808e-2 | 8.3333e-2 | 3.3333e-1 | 3 | 3.28084 | 6 | 16.5 | 3,280.84 | 5,280 | |
| Yard (yd) |
1.0936e-2 | 2.7778e-2 | 1.1111e-1 | 3.3333e-1 | 1.093613 | 2 | 5.5 | 1,093.613 | 1,760 | |
| Meter (m) |
0.01 | 2.54e-2 | 2.62e-2 | 3.048e-1 | 9.144e-1 | 1.8288 | 5.0292 | 1,000 | 1,609.344 | |
| Fathom | 5.4681e-3 | 1.3889e-2 | 5.5556e-2 | 1.6667e-1 | 0.5 | 5.4681e-1 | 2.75 | 546.8066 | 880 | |
| Rod (rd) |
1.9884e-3 | 5.0505e-3 | 1.5152e-2 | 6.0606e-2 | 1.8182e-1 | 1.9884e-1 | 3.6364e-1 | 198.8388 | 320 | |
| Kilometer (km) |
0.00001 | 2.54e-5 | 1.6093e-5 | 3.048e-4 | 9.144e-4 | 0.001 | 1.8288e-3 | 5.0292e-2 | 1.609,344 | |
| Mile (mi) |
6.2137e-6 | 1.5783e-5 | 6.3131e-5 | 1.8939e-4 | 5.6818e-4 | 6.2137e-4 | 1.1364e-3 | 3.125e-3 | 6.2137e-1 |
For example, if you know a water depth is 1230 feet and you want to convert that value into fathoms, look down the "foot" column until you find "fathom" row, where you will find the value 1.6667e-1. Multiply 1230 by 1.6667e-1 and you will find that 1230 feet equals 205 fathoms.
The table is used in the same way even when the conversions are between English and Metric units of measurement. For example, if you knew a destination was 7 miles away and wanted to know the metric equivalent, look down the "miles" column until you find the "kilometers" row, and you will find the value 1.609,344. Multiplying 7 miles by 1.609,344 gives you 11.235,408 kilometers, the equivalent metric distance.
Notes:
All metric measurement units are directly convertible between one another by dividing or multiplying by the values shown below.
| Nanometer (nm) | Micrometer aka Micron (um) | Millimeter (mm) | Centimeter (cm) | Decimeter (dm) | Meter (m) | Dekameter (dam) | Hectometer (hm) | Kilometer (km) | Myriameter (mym) |
| 0.000,000,001 (1.0e-9) |
0.000,001 (1.0e-6) |
0.001 (1.0e-3) |
0.01 (1.0e-2) |
0.1 (1.0e-1) |
1 (1.0e0) |
10 (1.0e1) |
100 (1.0e2) |
1,000 (1.0e3) |
10,000 (1.0e4) |
League - Approximately 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles.
Marathon Race - Usually 26 miles, 385 yards.
Vara - A Mexican unit of measure. In Texas per Stephen F. Austin,
one Vara equals 33.5 inches, varies elsewhere.
Cordel - a rope measuring 50 or 100 Varas in length. (Varas vary by country)
Mexican League - 5,000 Varas or 2.6436 miles in Texas. (Varas vary by country)
Note: In the case of the Jules Verne book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", the
title and the line of dialogue in the book described a distance that had been
traveled underwater, not the depth at which they traveled.
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