Units of length conversion
The following utility will enable you to convert lengh expressed in one unit to another unit
Length is generally expressed in metres (m).
The information in the table below provides a method of converting length from other units to metres.
| Convert from | Multiply by |
| astronomical unit (AU) | 149 597 900 000 |
| chain (based on U.S. survey foot) | 20.116 84 |
| fathom (based on U.S. survey foot) | 1.828 804 |
| fermi | 0.000 000 000 000 001 |
| foot (ft) | 0.3048 |
| foot (U.S. survey)(ft) | 0.304 800 6 |
| inch | 0.025 4 |
| light year (l.y.) | 9 460 730 000 000 000 |
| microinch | 0.000 000 025 4 |
| micron | 0.000 001 |
| mil (0.001 in) | 0. 000 025 4 |
| mile (mi) | 1609.3444 |
| mile (based on U.S. survey foot)(mi) | 1 609.347 |
| nautical mile | 1 852 |
| parsec(pc) | 30 856 780 000 000 000 |
| rod (based on U.S. survey foot)(rd) | 5.029 210 |
| yard (yd) | 0.914 4 |