Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
=
1,760 yards (5,280 feet)
3 land (statute) miles
=
1 league
1 international nautical mile
=
6,076.11549 feet
Area
144 square inches
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1 square foot
9 square feet
=
1 square yard
30-¼ square yards
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1 square rod
=
272 ¼ square feet
160 square rods
=
1 acre
=
4,840 square yards (43,560
square feet)
640 acres
=
1 square mile
Surveyor's Chain Measure
7.92 inches
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1 link
100 links
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1 chain
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4 rods
=
66 feet
80 chains
=
1 statute mile
=
320 rods
=
5,280 feet
Metric and U.S. Equivalents Length
1 centimeter
=
0.3937 inch
1 decimeter
=
3.937 inches
1 decameter
=
32.808 feet
1 fathom
=
6 feet
=
1.8288 meters
1 cable's length
=
120 fathoms
=
720 feet
=
219.456 meters
1 foot
=
0.3048 meters
1 furlong
=
10 chains
=
660 feet
=
220 yards
=
⅛ statute mile
=
201.168 meters
