Conversion Tables & Measurements

Underwriting Manual Subtopic

3.56.1

Rods - To - Chains - To - Feet

V 1

Rods	Chains	Feet	Rods	Chains	Feet

1	.25	16.5	81	20.25	1336.5
2	.50	33.	82	20.50	1353.
3	.75	49.5	83	20.75	1369.5
4	1.00	66.	84	21.00	1386.
5	1.25	82.5	85	21.25	1402.5
6	1.50	99.	86	21.50	1419.
7	1.75	115.5	87	21.75	1435.5
8	2.00	132.	88	22.00	1452.
9	2.25	148.5	89	22.25	1468.5
10	2.50	165.	90	22.50	1485.
11	2.75	181.5	91	22.75	1501.5
12	3.00	198.	92	23.00	1518.
13	3.25	214.5	93	23.25	1534.5
14	3.50	231.	94	23.50	1551.
15	3.75	247.5	95	23.75	1567.5
16	4.00	264.	96	24.00	1584.
17	4.25	280.5	97	24.25	1600.5
18	4.50	297.	98	24.50	1617.
19	4.75	313.5	99	24.75	1633.5
20	5.00	330.	100	25.00	1650.
21	5.25	346.5	101	25.25	1666.5
22	5.50	363.	102	25.50	1683.
23	5.75	379.5	103	25.75	1699.5
24	6.00	396.	104	26.00	1716.
25	6.25	412.5	105	26.25	1732.5
26	6.50	429.	106	26.50	1749.
27	6.75	445.5	107	26.75	1765.5
28	7.00	462.	108	27.00	1782.
29	7.25	478.5	109	27.25	1798.5
30	7.5	495.	110	27.50	1815.
31	7.75	511.5	111	27.75	1831.5
32	8.00	528.	112	28.00	1848.
33	8.25	544.5	113	28.25	1864.5
34	8.50	561.	114	28.50	1181.
35	8.75	577.5	115	28.75	1897.5
36	9.00	594.5	116	29.00	1914.
37	9.25	610.5	117	29.25	1930.5
38	9.50	627.	118	29.50	1947.
39	9.75	643.5	119	29.75	1963.5
40	10.00	660.	120	30.00	1980.
41	10.25	676.5	121	30.25	1996.5
42	10.50	693.	122	30.50	2013.
43	10.75	709.5	123	30.75	2029.5
44	11.00	726.	124	31.00	2046.
45	11.25	742.5	125	31.25	2062.5
46	11.50	759.	126	31.50	2079.
47	11.75	775.5	127	31.75	2095.5
48	12.00	792.	128	32.00	2112.
49	12.25	808.5	129	32.25	2128.5
50	12.50	825.	130	32.50	2145.
51	12.75	841.5	131	32.75	2194.5
52	13.00	858.	132	33.00	2178.
53	13.25	874.5	133	33.25	2194.5
54	13.50	891.	134	33.50	2211.
55	13.75	907.5	135	33.75	2227.5
56	14.00	924.	136	34.00	2244.
57	14.25	940.5	137	34.25	2260.5
58	14.50	957.	138	34.50	2277
59	14.75	973.5	139	34.75	2293.5
60	15.00	990.	140	35.00	2310.
61	15.25	1006.5	141	35.25	2326.5
62	15.50	1023.	142	35.50	2343.
63	15.75	1039.5	143	35.75	2359.5
64	16.00	1056.	144	36.00	2376.
65	16.25	1072.5	145	36.25	2392.5
66	16.50	1089.	146	36.50	2409.
67	16.75	1105.5	147	36.75	2425.5
68	17.00	1122.	148	37.00	2442.
69	17.25	1138.5	149	37.25	2458.5
70	17.50	1155.	150	37.50	2475.
71	17.75	1171.5	151	37.75	2492.5
72	18.00	1188.	152	38.00	2508.
73	18.25	1204.5	153	38.25	2524.5
74	18.50	1221.	154	38.50	2541.
75	18.75	1237.5	155	38.75	2557.5
76	19.00	1254.	156	39.00	2574.
77	19.25	1270.5	157	39.25	2590.5
78	19.50	1287.	158	39.50	2607.
79	19.75	1303.5	159	39.75	2623.5
80	20.00	1320.	160	40.00	2640.

Underwriting Manual Subtopic

3.56.2

Links To Feet To Inches

V 1

Links	Feet	Inches	Links	Feet	Inches

1	0	7.92	51	33	7.92
2	1	3.84	52	34	3.84
3	1	11.76	53	34	11.76
4	2	7.68	54	35	7.68
5	3	3.60	55	36	3.60
6	3	11.52	56	36	11.52
7	4	7.44	57	37	7.44
8	5	3.36	58	38	3.36
9	5	11.28	59	38	11.28
10	6	7.20	60	39	7.20
11	7	3.12	61	40	3.12
12	7	11.04	62	40	11.04
13	8	6.96	63	41	6.96
14	9	2.88	64	42	2.88
15	9	10.88	65	42	10.80
16	10	6.72	66	43	6.72
17	11	2.64	67	44	2.64
18	11	10.56	68	44	10.56
19	12	.6.48	69	45	6.48
20	13	2.40	70	46	2.40
21	13	10.32	71	46	10.32
22	14	6.24	72	47	6.24
23	15	2.16	73	48	2.16
24	15	10.08	74	48	10.08
25	16	6.00	75	49	6.00
26	17	1.92	76	50	1.92
27	17	9.84	77	50	9.84
28	18	5.76	78	51	5.76
29	19	1.68	79	52	0.68
30	19	9.60	80	52	9.60
31	20	5.52	81	53	5.52
32	21	1.44	82	54	9.36
33	21	9.36	83	54	9.6
34	22	5.28	84	55	5.28
35	23	1.20	85	56	1.20
36	23	9.12	86	56	9.12
37	24	5.04	87	57	5.04
38	25	0.96	88	58	8.88
39	25	8.88	89	58	8.88
40	26	4.80	90	58	4.80
41	27	0.72	91	60	0.72
42	27	8.64	92	60	8.64
43	28	4.56	93	61	4.56
44	29	0.48	94	62	0.48
45	29	8.40	95	62	8.40
46	30	4.32	96	63	4.32
47	31	0.24	97	64	0.24
48	31	8.16	98	64	8.16
49	32	4.08	99	65	4.08
50	33	0.00	100	66	0.00

Underwriting Manual Subtopic

3.56.3

Decimal Equivalent In Chains To Feet

V 1

Chains	Feet	Chains	Feet

.01	.66	.51	33.66
.02	1.32	.52	34.32
.03	1.98	.53	34.98
.04	2.64	.54	35.64
.05	3.30	.55	36.30
.06	3.96	.56	36.96
.07	4.62	.57	37.62
.08	5.28	.58	38.28
.09	5.94	.59	38.94
.10	6.60	.60	39.60
.11	7.26	.61	40.26
.12	7.92	.62	40.92
.13	8.58	.63	41.58
.14	9.24	.64	42.24
.15	9.90	.65	42.90
.16	10.56	.66	43.56
.17	11.22	.67	44.22
.18	11.88	.68	44.88
.19	12.54	.69	45.54
.20	13.20	.70	46.20
.21	13.86	.71	46.86
.22	14.52	.72	47.52
.23	15.18	.73	48.18
.24	15.84	.74	48.84
.25	16.50	.75	49.50
.26	17.16	.76	50.16
.27	17.82	.77	50.82
.28	18.48	.78	51.48
.29	19.14	.79	52.14
.30	19.80	.80	52.80
.31	20.46	.81	53.46
.32	21.12	.82	54.12
.33	21.78	.83	54.78
.34	22.44	.84	55.44
.35	23.10	.85	56.10
.36	23.76	.86	56.76
.37	24.42	.87	57.42
.38	25.08	.88	58.08
.39	25.74	.89	58.74
.40	26.40	.90	59.40
.41	27.06	.91	60.06
.42	27.72	.92	60.72
.43	28.38	.93	61.38
.44	29.04	.94	62.04
.45	29.70	.95	62.70
.46	30.36	.96	63.36
.47	31.02	.97	64.02
.48	31.68	.98	64.68
.49	32.34	.99	65.34
.50	33.00	1.00	66.00

Underwriting Manual Subtopic

3.56.4

Square Measurements

V 1

144 square inches	=	1 square foot
9 square feet	=	1 square yard
30 1/4 square yards	=	1 square rod
16 square rods	=	1 chain
40 square rods	=	1 square rood
1210 square yards	=	1 square rood
4 rods	=	1 acre
1 square rod	=	272 1/4 square feet
1 square chain	=	4,356 square feet
10 square chains	=	1 acre
160 square rods	=	1 acre
4,840 square yards	=	1 acre
43,560 square feet	=	1 acre
640 acres	=	1 square mile
1 square mile	=	1 section
36 square miles	=	1 township
6 miles square	=	1 township

Underwriting Manual Subtopic

3.56.5

Linear Measurements

V 1

25 links	=	l61/2 feet
25 links	=	1 rod
161/2 feet	=	1 rod
4 rods	=	100 links
100 links	=	66 feet
100 links	=	1 chain
66 feet	=	1 chain
1 pole	=	1 rod
4 poles	=	1 chain
10 chains	=	1 furlong
80 chains	=	1 mile
320 rods	=	1 mile
8000 links	=	1 mile
5280 feet	=	1 mile
1760 yards	=	1 mile
1 league	=	3 miles
1 league(Sp.)	=	2 3/5 miles
1 vara	=	33 inches
1 vara	=	2 3/4 feet

Underwriting Manual Subtopic

3.56.6

An Acre Is Equivalent To:

V 1

43,560 square feet
165 feet by 264 feet
198 feet by 220 feet
660 feet by 66 feet
160 square rods
208 feet 8 1/2 inch square

Underwriting Manual Subtopic

3.56.7

The Metric System

V 1

Measures of Length

Metric Denomination Equivalent To In Value Common Use

myriameter 10,000 meters 6.2137 miles
kilometer 1,000 meters 0.62137 mi (3280 ft., 10 in.)
hectometer 100 meters 328 feet, 1 inch
decameter 10 meters 393.7 inches
meter 1 meter 39.37 inches (3.8083 ft.)
decimeter 1/10 meter 3.937 inches
centimeter 1/100 meter .3937 inch
millimeter 1/1000 meter .03937 inch

1 vara = 84.66 centimeters
1 foot = .3048 meters
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 inch = 25.4 millimeter
1 yard = .9144 meters
1 rod = 5.029 meters
1 mile = 1.6093 kilometers

Measures of Surface

Myriameter = 10,000 meters = 6.2137 miles
Kilometer = 1,000 meters = 0.62137 mile
Hectometer = 100 meters = 328 feet, 1 in.
Decameter = 10 meters = 393.7 inches
Meter = 1 meter = 39.37 inches
Decimeter = 0.1 meter = 3.937 inches
Centimeter = 0.01 meter = 0.3937 inch
Millimeter = 0.001 meter = 0.0394 inch
1 square meter = 10.764 square feet = 1.196 square yards = 1 centaire
1 square centimeter = .155 square inch
1 square millimeter = .00155 square inch
1 square yard = .836 square meter
1 square foot = .0929 square meter
1 square inch = 6.452 sq. centimeters = 645.2 square millimeters
1 square rod = 25.29 square meters
1 acre = 0.4046 hectares
1 square mile = 259 hectares
Hectare = 10,000 square meters = 2.471 acres
Acre = 100 square meters = 119.6 sq. yards
Centaire = 1 square meter = 1.550 sq. inches

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See Also

Standard Exceptions

Bulletins

Forms

State Supplements

Table of Contents

3.56.1

Rods - To - Chains - To - Feet

3.56.2

Links To Feet To Inches

3.56.3

Decimal Equivalent In Chains To Feet

3.56.4

Square Measurements

3.56.5

Linear Measurements

3.56.6

An Acre Is Equivalent To:

3.56.7

The Metric System

Metric Denomination	Equivalent To In Value	Common Use

myriameter	10,000 meters	6.2137 miles
kilometer	1,000 meters	0.62137 mi (3280 ft., 10 in.)
hectometer	100 meters	328 feet, 1 inch
decameter	10 meters	393.7 inches
meter	1 meter	39.37 inches (3.8083 ft.)
decimeter	1/10 meter	3.937 inches
centimeter	1/100 meter	.3937 inch
millimeter	1/1000 meter	.03937 inch

1 vara	=	84.66 centimeters
1 foot	=	.3048 meters
1 inch	=	2.54 centimeters
1 inch	=	25.4 millimeter
1 yard	=	.9144 meters
1 rod	=	5.029 meters
1 mile	=	1.6093 kilometers

Measures of Surface

Myriameter =	10,000 meters =	6.2137 miles
Kilometer =	1,000 meters =	0.62137 mile
Hectometer =	100 meters =	328 feet, 1 in.
Decameter =	10 meters =	393.7 inches
Meter =	1 meter =	39.37 inches
Decimeter =	0.1 meter =	3.937 inches
Centimeter =	0.01 meter =	0.3937 inch
Millimeter =	0.001 meter =	0.0394 inch
1 square meter =	10.764 square feet =	1.196 square yards = 1 centaire
1 square centimeter	=	.155 square inch
1 square millimeter	=	.00155 square inch
1 square yard	=	.836 square meter
1 square foot	=	.0929 square meter
1 square inch	=	6.452 sq. centimeters = 645.2 square millimeters
1 square rod	=	25.29 square meters
1 acre	=	0.4046 hectares
1 square mile	=	259 hectares
Hectare	=	10,000 square meters = 2.471 acres
Acre	=	100 square meters = 119.6 sq. yards
Centaire	=	1 square meter = 1.550 sq. inches