MISCELLANY

TABLE OF MEASURES

LINEAR

1 hand = 4 inches

1 link = 7.92 inches

1 span = 9 inches

1 foot = 12 inches

1 yard = 3 feet

1 rod = 51 ⁄2 yards

1 mile = 320 rods = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet

1 international nautical mile = 6,076.1155 feet

1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour

1 fathom = 2 yards = 6 feet

1 furlong = 1 ⁄8 mile = 660 feet = 220 yards

1 league = 3 miles = 24 furlongs

1 chain = 100 links = 22 yards

SQUARE

1 square foot = 144 square inches

1 square yard = 9 square feet

1 square rod = 301 ⁄4 2721⁄4 625 square links

 

1 acre = 10 square chains = 160 square rods = 43,560 square feet

1 square mile = 640 acres = 102,400 square rods

CUBIC

1 cubic foot = 1,728 cubic inches

1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet

1 cord = 128 cubic feet

1 U.S. liquid gallon = 4 quarts = 231 cubic inches

1 imperial gallon = 1.20 U.S. gallons = 0.16 cubic foot

1 board foot = 144 cubic inches

DRY

2 pints = 1 quart

4 quarts = 1 gallon

2 gallons = 1 peck

4 pecks = 1 bushel

LIQUID

4 gills = 1 pint

63 gallons = 1 hogshead

2 hogsheads = 1 pipe or butt

2 pipes = 1 tun

KITCHEN

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

16 tablespoons = 1 cup

1 cup = 8 ounces

2 cups = 1 pint

2 pints = 1 quart

4 quarts = 1 gallon

AVOIRDUPOIS

(for general use)

1 ounce = 16 drams

1 pound = 16 ounces

1 short hundredweight = 100 pounds

1 ton = 2,000 pounds

1 long ton = 2,240 pounds

APOTHECARIES'

(for pharmaceutical use)

1 scruple = 20 grains

1 dram = 3 scruples

1 ounce = 8 drams

1 pound = 12 ounces

METRIC CONVERSIONS

LINEAR

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters

1 centimeter = 0.39 inch

1 meter = 39.37 inches

1 yard = 0.914 meter

1 mile = 1.61 kilometers

1 kilometer = 0.62 mile

SQUARE

1 square inch = 6.45 square centimeters

1 square yard = 0.84 square meter

1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers

1 acre = 0.40 hectare

1 hectare = 2.47 acres

CUBIC

1 cubic yard = 0.76 cubic meter

1 cubic meter = 1.31 cubic yards

HOUSEHOLD

TO CONVERT CELSIUS AND FAHRENHEIT: °C = (°F – 32)/1.8; °F = (°C × 1.8) + 32