Metric Length - Distance - Area Conversion Chart

Quick Guide to Common Length/Distance/Area Conversions
USA to Metric (UK Spellings - centimetres metres kilometres)

Length/Distance - USA to Metric Conversions:

  • 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
  • 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters = 0.304 meter
  • 1 yard = 3 feet = 91.44 centimeters = 0.914 meter
  • 1 fathom = 6 feet = 1.82 meters
  • 1 mark twain = 12 feet = 3.65 meters
  • 1 rod = 16.5 feet = 5.02 meters
  • 1 furlong = 660 feet = 201 meters
  • 1 mile = 5,280 feet = 1.6 kilometers
  • 1 league = 3.0 miles = 4.8 kilometers
  • 1 light year = 5,874,601,673,407 miles = 9,454,254,955,488 kilometers

Area/Squares - USA to Metric Conversions:

  • 1 square inch = 6.45 square centimeters
  • 1 square foot = 144 square inches = 928.8 square centimeters
  • 1 square yard = 1.2 square meters
  • 1 acre = 4,840 square yards = 4,046 square meters
  • 1 hectare = (square with sides 100 meters) = 2.47 acres = 10,000 square meters
  • 1 square mile = 640 square acres = 2.6 square kilometers

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