Conversion Factors

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US LENGTH CONVERSIONS

1 foot = 12 inches	1 inch = 0.0833 feet
1 yard = 3 feet	1 foot = 0.3333 yard
1 rod = 5.5000 yard	1 yard = 0.1818 rods
1 furlong = 40 rods	1 rod = 0.0250 furlongs
1 mile = 8 furlongs	1 furlong = 0.1250 mile
1 mile = 5,280 feet	1 foot = 0.000189 mile
1 mile = 1,760 yards	1 yard = 0.000568 mile
1 fathom = 6 feet	1 foot = 0.1667 fathom
120 fathoms = 1 cable	1 cable = 0.00833 fathoms
1 league = 3 miles	1 mile = 0.3333 leagues
1 nautical mi. = 6076.11 feet	1 foot = 0.000165 nautical mile
1 hand = 5 inches (equestrian)	1 inch = 0.2000 hands

 

US / METRIC LENGTH CONVERSIONS

1 inch = 2.54 centimeter	1 centimeter = 0.3937 inches
1 foot = 30.48 centimeter	1 centimeter = 0.0328 feet
1 meter = 3.2808 feet	1 foot = 0.3048 meters
1 meter = 39.37 inches	1 inch = 0.0254 meters
1 meter = 1.0936 yards	1 yard = 0.9144 meters
1 rod = 5.029 meters	1 meter = 0.1988 rod
1 kilometer = 1000 meters	1 meter = 0.001 kilometers
1 kilometer = 0.621 miles	1 mile = 1.6103 kilometers

 

US AREA CONVERSIONS

1 square foot = 144 square inches	1 square inch = 0.0069 square inch
1 square yard = 9 square feet	1 square foot = 0.1111 square yard
1 square rod = 30.25 square yards	1 square yard = 0.0331 square rod
1 square mile = 640 acres	1 acre = 0.0016 square mile

 

US / METRIC AREA CONVERSIONS

1 square centimeter = 0.1550 square inch	1 square inch = 6.452 square centimeter
1 square foot = 0.0929 square meter	1 square meter = 10.7643 square feet
1 square meter = 1.196 square yards	1 square yard = 0.8361 square meter
1 hectare = 2.47 acres	1 acre = 0.4049 hectares
1 square kilometer = 0.386 square mile	1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers

 

US VOLUME CONVERSIONS

1 cubic foot = 1,728 cubic inches	1 cubic inch = 0.0005787 cubic foot
1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet	1 cubic foot = 0.0370 cubic yard
1 cord (wood) = 128 cubic feett	1 cubic foot = 0.0078 cord
1 US std. gal. = 231 cubic inches	1 cubic inch = 0.00016 US standard gallon

 

US / METRIC VOLUME CONVERSIONS

1 cubic inch = 16.39 cubic centimeter	1 cubic centimeter = 0.0610 cubic inch
1 cubic m. = 35.3357 cubic foot	1 cubic foot = 0.0283 cubic meter
1 cubic m. = 1.308 cubic yard	1 cubic yard = 0.7646 cubic meter

 

US DRY MEASURE CONVERSIONS

1 qt. = 2 pints	1 pint = 0.5000 quart
1 peck = 8 quarts	1 qt. = 0.1250 peck
1 bushel = 4 pecks	1 peck = 0.2500 bushels

 

US / METRIC DRY MEASURE CONVERSIONS

1 qt. dry = 1.101 liters	1 l. = 0.908 quart dry
1 peck = 8.810 liters	1 l. = 0.1135 peck
1 hectoliter = 2.8375 bushels	1 bushel = 0.3524 hectoliters

 

US LIQUID CONVERSIONS

1 pint = 2 cup	1 cup = 0.5000 pints
1 qt. = 2 pints	1 pints = 0.5000 quart
1 gallon = 4 quarts	1 qt. = 0.2500 gallon
1 gallon = 8 pints	1 pint = 0.125000 gallon
1 barrel = 31.5 gallon	1 gallon = 0.0317 barrel

 

US / IMPERIAL / METRIC LIQUID CONVERSIONS

1 US gallon = 0.833 Imperial gallon	1 Imperial gallon = 1.201 US gallon
1 Imperial gallon = 4.546 liters	1 liter = 0.2200 Imperial gallon
1 l. = 0.264 US gallon	1 US gallon = 3.7879 liters
1 l. = 1.0567 quart liquid	1 quart liquid = 0.9463 liter
1 gallon = 3.7854 liters	1 liter = 0.2642 gallon

 

US WEIGHT CONVERSIONS

1 pound = 16 ounce	1 ounce = 0.0625 pound
1 ton = 2000 pound	1 pound = 0.0005 ton

 

US / METRIC WEIGHT CONVERSIONS

1 ounce = 28.35 gram	1 gram = 0.03527 ounce
1 kilogram = 1000 gram	1 gram = 0.001 kilogram
1 pound = 0.4536 kilogram	1 kilogram = 2.2046 pound
1 metric ton = 0.9842 English ton	1 English ton = 1.016 metric tons

 

TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS

1 degree Celcius (C) = 5/9 x (F - 32)

(9/5 x C) + 32 = 1 degree Fahrenheit (F)