Length Table

Conversion Table
ONE Rounded to 8 decimals
meter (m)
micrometer (mm)
millimeter (mm)
centimeter (cm)
decimeter (dm)
dekameter (dam)
hectometer (hm)
Kilometer (km)
Angstrom (nm)
US & UK Units of Distance
ONE Rounded to 8 decimals
inch (in)
foot (ft)
yard (yd)
rod or pole or perch (rd)
chain (ch)
furlong (fur)
mile (mi)
hand
mil (mil)

Nautical/Sea Units
ONE Rounded to 8 decimals
fathom (ft)
cable length (in)
nautical league (yd)
nautical mile (rd)
Table of Metric Conversion Factors
1 centimeter = 10 millimeter
1 decimeter = 10 centimeter
1 meter = 10 decimeter
1 dekameter= 10 meter
1 hectometer= 10 dekameter
1 kilometer = 1000 m = 10 ha
1 Angstrom = 10-10 meter

English & Metric Conversion Factors
1 inch = 25.4 millimeter
1 feet = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 foot
1 rod / perch = 16.5 foot
1 chain = 22 yard
1 furlong = 40 rd = 220 yd
1 mile = 8 furlong
1 mile = 5280 feet
1 hand = 4 inches
1 mil = 0.001 inch

Nautical Conversion Factors
1 fathom = 6 feet
1 cable length = 720ft = 120 fathom
1 nautical mile= 1852 meter
1 league = 3 miles