Historical survey plans
Imperial and metric conversion
Imperial and metric conversion factors for units of length, area and volume used in surveying.
Note: °° indicates an exact conversion.
| To convert from | To | Multiply by |
|---|---|---|
| acres | hectares | 0.40469 |
| acres | metre² | 4046.86 |
| acres | perches | 160°° |
| acres | roods | 4.0°° |
| acres | square feet | 43560.0°° |
| acres | square links | 100000.0°° |
| acres | square miles | 0.00156250°° |
| acres | square yards | 4840.0°° |
| chains | feet | 66.0°° |
| chains | links | 100.0°° |
| chains | metres | 20.1168°° |
| chains | miles | 0.0125°° |
| cubic yards | metre³ | 0.76455 |
| feet | chains | 0.01515 |
| feet | inches | 12.0°° |
| feet | links | 1.51515 |
| feet | metre | 0.3048°° |
| feet | miles | 0.00019 |
| feet | nautical miles | 0.00016 |
| feet | yards | 0.33333 |
| hectares | acres | 2.47105 |
| hectares | kilometre² | 0.01°° |
| hectares | metre² | 10000.0°° |
| hectares | perches | 395.369 |
| hectares | roods | 9.88422 |
| hectares | square feet | 107639 |
| hectares | square miles | 0.00386 |
| inches | feet | 0.08333 |
| inches | metre | 0.0254°° |
| inches | millimetres | 25.4°° |
| kilometre² | hectares | 100.0°° |
| kilometre² | square miles | 0.3861 |
| kilometres | metres | 1000.0°° |
| kilometres | miles | 0.62137 |
| kilometres | nautical miles | 0.53996 |
| links | chains | 0.01°° |
| links | feet | 0.66°° |
| links | metres | 0.201168°° |
| links | miles | 0.0000125°° |
| links | millimetres | 201.168°° |
| links | nautical miles | 0.00011 |
| links | yards | 0.22°° |
| metre² | acres | 0.00025 |
| metre² | cubic yards | 1.30795 |
| metre² | hectares | 0.0001°° |
| metre² | perches | 0.03954 |
| metre² | roods | 0.00099 |
| metre² | square feet | 10.7639 |
| metre² | square links | 24.7105 |
| metre² | square yards | 1.19599 |
| metres | chains | 0.04971 |
| metres | feet | 3.28084 |
| metres | inches | 39.3701 |
| metres | kilometres | 0.001°° |
| metres | links | 4.97097 |
| metres | miles | 0.00062 |
| metres | millimetres | 1000.0°° |
| metres | nautical miles | 0.00054 |
| metres | yards | 1.09361 |
| miles | chains | 80.0°° |
| miles | feet | 5280.0°° |
| miles | kilometres | 1.609344°° |
| miles | links | 8000.0°° |
| miles | metre | 1609.344°° |
| miles | nautical miles | 0.86842 |
| millimetres | inches | 0.03937 |
| millimetres | links | 0.00497 |
| millimetres | metre | 0.001°° |
| nautical miles | feet | 6080.0°° |
| nautical miles | kilometres | 1.852°° |
| nautical miles | links | 9212.12 |
| nautical miles | metre | 1852.0°° |
| nautical miles | miles | 1.15152 |
| perches | acres | 0.00625°° |
| perches | hectares | 0.00253 |
| perches | metre² | 25.292 5266 |
| perches | roods | 0.025°° |
| perches | square feet | 272.25°° |
| roods | acres | 0.25°° |
| roods | hectares | 0.10117 |
| roods | metre² | 1 011.7110649 |
| roods | perches | 40.0°° |
| roods | square feet | 10890.0°° |
| square feet | hectares | 9.3E-06 |
| square feet | metre² | 0.09290304°° |
| square feet | perches | 0.00367 |
| square feet | roods | 9.2E-05 |
| square feet | square links | 2.29568 |
| square links | acres | 0.00001°° |
| square links | metre² | 0.04047 |
| square links | square feet | 0.4356°° |
| square miles | acres | 640.0°° |
| square miles | hectares | 258.999 |
| square miles | kilometre² | 2.58999 |
| square yards | acres | 0.00021 |
| square yards | metre² | 0.83613 |
| yards | feet | 3.0°° |
| yards | links | 4.54545 |
| yards | metre | 0.9144°° |
Related links
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