METRIC CONVERSIONS
A variety of metric conversions are available in the following categories:
Length and Distance
Converting values to metric:
- 1 inch = 2.54 centimetres
- 1 foot = 0.3048 metre
- 1 yard = 0.9144 metre
- 1 rod = 5.0292 metres
- 1 chain = 20.117 metres
- 1 furlong = 201.17 metres
- 1 mile = 1.6093 kilometre
- 1 nautical mile = 1.8532 kilometre
Converting values from metric:
- 1 millimetre = 0.03937 inch
- 1 centimetre = 0.3937 inch
- 1 decimetre = 0.3281 foot
- 1 metre = 3.281 feet
- 1 metre = 1.094 yard
- 1 decametre = 10.94 yards
- 1 kilometre = 0.6214 mile
- 1 kilometre = 0.539 nautical mile
Surface or Area
Converting values to metric:
- 1 square inch = 6.4516 square centimetres
- 1 square foot = 929.03 square centimetres
- 1 square yard = 0.8361 square metre
- 1 acre = 4,046.9 square metres
- 1 square mile = 259.0 hectares
Converting values from metric:
- 1 square centimetre = 0.1550 square inch
- 1 square metre = 1550 square inches
- 1 are = 119.60 square yards
- 1 hectare = 2.4611 acres
- 1 square kilometre = 0.3861 square mile
Capacity
Converting values to metric:
- 1 cubic inch = 16.387 cubic centimetres
- 1 cubic foot = 0.0283 cubic metre
- 1 cubic yard = 0.7646 cubic metre
Converting values from metric:
- 1 cubic centimetre = 0.061 cubic inch
- 1 cubic decimetre = 0.035 cubic foot
- 1 cubic metre = 1.380 cubic yard
Measure
Converting values for dry measure (Imperial):
- 1 pint = 0.5506 litre
- 1 quart = 1.136 litre
- 1 gallon = 4.546 litre
- 1 peck = 9.092 litre
- 1 bushel = 36.369 litre
Converting values for liquid measure (USA):
- 1 pint = 0.473 litre
- 1 quart = 0.9463 litre
- 1 gallon = 3.785 litres
- 1 peck = 8.809 litres
- 1 bushel = 35.24 litres
Avoirdupois Weight
Converting values to metric:
- 1 ounce = 28.35 grams
- 1 pound = 453.59 grams
- 1 hundredweight = 50.802 kilograms
- 1 ton = 1,015.87 kilograms
Converting values from metric:
- 1 gram = 0.035 ounce
- 1 hectogram = 3.527 ounces
- 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
- 1 ton = 1.0161 (tonnes)