Length - Online Unit Converter
Convert between length units like meters, feet, inches, nautical miles and more.
Length Units Online Calculator
The calculator below can used to convert between common length units:
Length Units Conversion Table
The table below can be used to convert between some common length units:
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| inches | feet | yards | miles | nautical miles | cables | |
| metre | 39.37 | 3.28 | 1.09 | 6.21×10-4 | 5.4×10-3 | 5.4×10-3 |
| decimeter | 3.937 | 0.328 | 0.109 | 6.21×10-5 | 5.4×10-4 | 5.4×10-4 |
| centimeter | 0.394 | 0.0328 | 0.0109 | 6.21×10-6 | 5.4×10-5 | 5.4×10-5 |
| millimeter | 0.039 | 0.00328 | 0.00109 | 6.21×10-7 | 5.4×10-6 | 5.4×10-6 |
| micrometer | 3.9×10-5 | 3.28×10-6 | 1.09×10-6 | 6.2×10-10 | 5.4×10-10 | 5.4×10-9 |
| nanometer | 3.9×10-8 | 3.28×10-9 | 1.09×10-9 | 6.21×10-13 | 5.4×10-13 | 5.4×10-12 |
| ångströms | 3.9×10-9 | 3.28×10-10 | 1.09×10-10 | 6.21×10-14 | 5.4×10-14 | 5.4×10-13 |
| hectometer | 3937 | 328 | 109.4 | 0.0621 | 0.054 | 0.54 |
| kilometer | 39370 | 3280 | 1094 | 0.621 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
| inch | 1 | 0.0833 | 0.0278 | 1.58×10-5 | 1.37×10-5 | 1.37×10-4 |
| foot | 12 | 1 | 0.33 | 1.89×10-4 | 1.65×10-4 | 1.65×10-3 |
| yard | 36 | 3 | 1 | 5.7×10-4 | 4.9×10-4 | 4.9×10-3 |
| mile | 63398 | 5280 | 1761 | 1 | 0.87 | 8.7 |
| nautical mile | 72908 | 6076 | 2025 | 1.15 | 1 | 10 |
| cable | 7291 | 607.6 | 203 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 1 |
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| metre | decimeters | centimeters | millimeters | micrometers | nanometers | ångströms | hectometers | kilometers | |
| metre | 1 | 10 | 100 | 1000 | 106 | 109 | 1010 | 0.01 | 0.001 |
| decimeter | 0.1 | 1 | 10 | 100 | 105 | 108 | 109 | 0.001 | 0.0001 |
| centimeter | 0.01 | 0.1 | 1 | 10 | 104 | 107 | 108 | 0.0001 | 0.00001 |
| millimeter | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 1 | 103 | 106 | 107 | 0.00001 | 0.000001 |
| micrometer | 10-6 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 10-3 | 1 | 103 | 104 | 10-8 | 10-9 |
| nanometer | 10-9 | 10-8 | 10-7 | 10-6 | 10-3 | 1 | 10 | 10-11 | 10-12 |
| ångströms | 10-10 | 10-9 | 10-8 | 10-7 | 10-4 | 0.1 | 1 | 10-12 | 10-13 |
| hectometer | 100 | 1000 | 104 | 105 | 108 | 1011 | 1012 | 1 | 0.1 |
| kilometer | 1000 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 109 | 1012 | 1013 | 10 | 1 |
| inch | 0.0254 | 0.254 | 2.54 | 25.4 | 2.54×104 | 2.54×107 | 2.54×108 | 2.54×10-4 | 2.54×10-5 |
| foot | 0.3048 | 3.048 | 30.48 | 304.8 | 3.05×105 | 3.05×108 | 3.05×109 | 3.05×10-3 | 3.05×10-4 |
| yard | 0.914 | 9.14 | 91.4 | 914 | 9.14×105 | 9.14×108 | 9.14×109 | 9.14×10-3 | 9.14×10-4 |
| mile | 1610 | 1.61×104 | 1.61×105 | 1.61×106 | 1.61×107 | 1.61×1012 | 1.61×1013 | 1.61×102 | 1.61 |
| nautical mile | 1852 | 1.85×104 | 1.85×105 | 1.85×106 | 1.85×107 | 1.85×1012 | 1.85×1013 | 1.85×102 | 1.85 |
| cable | 185 | 1.85×103 | 1.85×104 | 1.85×105 | 1.85×106 | 1.85×1011 | 1.85×1012 | 1.85 | 0.185 |
Note that since the metrification of the inch the inch has been specified as exactly 25.4 mm.
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Other Length Units
- 1 metre = 118.106 barleycoms
- 1 metre = 0.04971 chains (surveyors)
- 1 metre = 1.14286 ells (UK)
- 1 metre = 236.22 ems (pica)
- 1 metre = 0.5468 fathoms
- 1 metre = 0.00497 furlongs
- 1 metre = 9.8425 hands
- 1 metre = 39370 mil
- 1 metre = 1012 picometers
- 1 Scandinavian (Norway & Sweden) mil = 10000 metre
- 1 astronomical unit (AU) = 149598550000 metre
- 1 light year = 9460528405000000 metre
- 1 parsec = 30856776000000000 metre
- 1 furlong = 40 rods
A nautical mile is now 1852 m (6080 feet) - it was originally defined as one minute of arc of a great circle - or 1/60 of 1/360 of the earth's circumference. The ordinary mile is more precisely known as the statute mile - as defined by statute or law.
Example - Inches to Feet
4" (inches) can be converted to feet by multiplying inches with factor 0.0833 from the table above
4 (inches) 0.0833 (feet/inch) = 0.333 feet
| Inches | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| fraction | decimal | |
| 1 | 1/12 | 0.08 |
| 2 | 2/12 | 0.17 |
| 3 | 3/12 | 0.25 |
| 4 | 4/12 | 0.33 |
| 5 | 5/12 | 0.42 |
| 6 | 6/12 | 0.5 |
| 7 | 7/12 | 0.58 |
| 8 | 8/12 | 0.67 |
| 9 | 9/12 | 0.75 |
| 10 | 10/12 | 0.83 |
| 11 | 11/12 | 0.92 |
| 12 | 12/12 | 1 |
Note that the standard reference temperature for industrial length measurement is 20 oC (68 oF).
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