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📐 Length Converter

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1 gaj =
36 inches
1 inch =
0.0277778 gaj
Formula
in = gaj × 36
Handy values
5 gaj = 180 in · 10 gaj = 360 in · 100 gaj = 3,600 in

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📘 About the Length Converter

This length converter changes a measurement from one unit of length to another. It covers 143 units: everyday ones like meters, feet, inches, miles and kilometers, nautical and astronomical units, and traditional units from every continent such as the gaj and kos (India), li (China), shaku (Japan), versta (Russia), vara (Spain and Latin America) and the royal cubit (Egypt).

Type a value, choose the unit you are converting from and the unit you are converting to, and the answer appears immediately. Units in the list are grouped by system and by country so local units are easy to find.

🧮 Formula

Conversion
Result = Value × (From unit ÷ To unit)
Through the meter
1 unit = its size in meters, so Result = Value × meters per From unit ÷ meters per To unit

Where

  • Every unit is defined by its size in meters
  • The result is shown to six significant figures

✏️ Worked examples

100 meters to feet

You enter
Value100
FromMeters
ToFeet
You get
Converted Value328.084

= 328.084.

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5 kilometers to miles

You enter
Value5
FromKilometers
ToMiles
You get
Converted Value3.10686

= 3.10686.

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1 gaj to inches

You enter
Value1
FromGaj
ToInches
You get
Converted Value36

= 36.

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2 mm to mils (thou)

You enter
Value2
FromMillimeters
ToMils
You get
Converted Value78.7402

= 78.7402.

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🧭 How to use this calculator

What you enter

  • Value
  • From
  • To

What you get

  • Converted Value

💡 Most-used length conversions

  • 1 inch = 2.54 cm = 25.4 mm
  • 1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48 cm
  • 1 yard (gaj) = 3 feet = 36 inches = 91.44 cm = 914.4 mm
  • 1 meter = 3.2808 feet = 39.37 inches = 1.0936 gaj
  • 1 mile = 1.609344 km = 1,760 gaj (yards)
  • 1 kos ≈ 3.2 km (2 miles; regional values vary)
  • 1 mil (thou) = 0.001 inch = 0.0254 mm
  • 1 hand span ≈ 9 inches (22.86 cm); 1 cubit (haath) ≈ 18 inches (45.72 cm)

💡 Indian traditional length units

  • Angul (finger width) ≈ ¾ inch
  • Haath (cubit) ≈ 18 inches
  • Gaj = 1 yard (36 inches)
  • Kos (krosh) ≈ 2 miles ≈ 3.2 km

❓ Frequently asked questions

How many feet are in a meter?

One meter is about 3.28084 feet.

How do I convert kilometers to miles?

Multiply the kilometers by 0.621371, or divide by 1.609344.

Which units are included?

All 143: metric, imperial and US customary units, nautical, astronomical and printing units, and traditional units from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, grouped by country.

How many inches are in 1 gaj?

36 inches. A gaj is the Indian name for a yard (0.9144 m, 91.44 cm or 914.4 mm).

How many gaj are in a mile?

1,760 gaj (yards).

How many km is 1 kos?

About 3.2 km (2 miles) in common use, though historical values range from about 1.8 to 4 km.

What is a mil?

A thousandth of an inch (0.0254 mm), used for wire, film and sheet thickness. 2 mm ≈ 78.74 mil.

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🌍 All 143 length units, by continent and country

Local and traditional units are listed under the country or region where they are used. Select a unit to convert it. Sizes shown are in meters (m).

Standard systems

Astronomy & physics

UnitEquals
Planck Lengths ℓP 1 ℓP = 1.61626 × 10⁻³⁵ m
Attometers am 1 am = 1 × 10⁻¹⁸ m
Fermis fm 1 fm = 1 × 10⁻¹⁵ m
Classical Electron Radii rₑ 1 rₑ = 2.81794 × 10⁻¹⁵ m
Bohr Radii a₀ 1 a₀ = 5.29177 × 10⁻¹¹ m
Angstroms Å 1 Å = 1 × 10⁻¹⁰ m
Earth Radii R⊕ 1 R⊕ = 6,371,010 m
Light Seconds ls 1 ls = 299,792,458 m
Lunar Distances LD 1 LD = 384,400,000 m
Solar Radii R☉ 1 R☉ = 695,700,000 m
Light Minutes lmin 1 lmin = 17,987,547,480 m
Astronomical Units AU 1 AU = 149,597,870,700 m
Light Hours lh 1 lh = 1,079,252,848,800 m
Light Days ld 1 ld = 25,902,068,371,200 m
Light Years ly 1 ly = 9.46073 × 10¹⁵ m
Parsecs pc 1 pc = 3.08568 × 10¹⁶ m
Kiloparsecs kpc 1 kpc = 3.08568 × 10¹⁹ m
Megaparsecs Mpc 1 Mpc = 3.08568 × 10²² m

Imperial & US customary

UnitEquals
Mils mil 1 mil = 2.54 × 10⁻⁵ m
Lines line 1 line = 0.00211667 m
Barleycorns bc 1 bc = 0.0084667 m
Digits digit 1 digit = 0.01905 m
Inches in 1 in = 0.0254 m
Nails nail 1 nail = 0.05715 m
Palms palm 1 palm = 0.0762 m
Hands hand 1 hand = 0.1016 m
Fingers (Cloth) finger 1 finger = 0.1143 m
Shaftments shaftment 1 shaftment = 0.1524 m
Spans span 1 span = 0.2286 m
Feet ft 1 ft = 0.3048 m
Military Paces pace 1 pace = 0.762 m
Yards yd 1 yd = 0.9144 m
Ells ell 1 ell = 1.143 m
Geometric Paces gpace 1 gpace = 1.524 m
Fathoms ftm 1 ftm = 1.8288 m
Rods rd 1 rd = 5.0292 m
Chains ch 1 ch = 20.1168 m
Furlongs fur 1 fur = 201.168 m
Miles mi 1 mi = 1,609.34 m
Leagues lea 1 lea = 4,828.03 m

Metric (SI)

UnitEquals
Picometers pm 1 pm = 1 × 10⁻¹² m
Nanometers nm 1 nm = 1 × 10⁻⁹ m
Micrometers µm 1 µm = 1 × 10⁻⁶ m
Millimeters mm 1 mm = 0.001 m
Centimeters cm 1 cm = 0.01 m
Decimeters dm 1 dm = 0.1 m
Meters m 1 m = 1 m
Decameters dam 1 dam = 10 m
Hectometers hm 1 hm = 100 m
Kilometers km 1 km = 1,000 m
Megameters Mm 1 Mm = 1,000,000 m
Gigameters Gm 1 Gm = 1,000,000,000 m

Nautical & survey

UnitEquals
Links li 1 li = 0.201168 m
US Survey Feet ftUS 1 ftUS = 0.304801 m
US Survey Rods rdUS 1 rdUS = 5.02921 m
US Survey Chains chUS 1 chUS = 20.1168 m
Ramsden Chains rch 1 rch = 30.48 m
Cables cable 1 cable = 219.456 m
Nautical Miles NM 1 NM = 1,852 m
UK Admiralty Nautical Miles NMuk 1 NMuk = 1,853.18 m
Nautical Leagues nl 1 nl = 5,556 m

Typography & printing

UnitEquals
Twips twip 1 twip = 1.76389 × 10⁻⁵ m
CSS Pixels px 1 px = 0.000264583 m
Typographic Points pt 1 pt = 0.000352778 m
Didot Points pt D 1 pt D = 0.000376065 m
Picas pica 1 pica = 0.00423333 m
Ciceros cic 1 cic = 0.00451278 m

Asia

China

UnitEquals
Chi chi 1 chi = 0.333333 m
Li li 1 li = 500 m

China & Taiwan

UnitEquals
Cun (Chinese Inches) cun 1 cun = 0.0333333 m
Taiwanese Chi tai chi 1 tai chi = 0.30303 m
Zhang zhang 1 zhang = 3.33333 m

Hong Kong

UnitEquals
Hong Kong Chek chek 1 chek = 0.371475 m

India, Pakistan, Nepal

UnitEquals
Hatth hatth 1 hatth = 0.4572 m
Gaj gaj 1 gaj = 0.9144 m
Kos kos 1 kos = 3,200 m

India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh

UnitEquals
Angul angul 1 angul = 0.01905 m
Tassu tassu 1 tassu = 0.0381 m
Girah girah 1 girah = 0.05715 m
Karam karam 1 karam = 1.6764 m

Iran & Central Asia

UnitEquals
Farsangs farsang 1 farsang = 6,000 m

Japan

UnitEquals
Shaku shaku 1 shaku = 0.30303 m
Ken ken 1 ken = 1.818 m

Japan & Korea

UnitEquals
Bu (Japan) bu 1 bu = 0.00030303 m
Sun (Japan) sun 1 sun = 0.030303 m
Ja (Korea) ja 1 ja = 0.30303 m
Jō (Japan) jō 1 jō = 3.0303 m
Chō (Japan) chō 1 chō = 109.091 m
Ri (Korea) ri-kr 1 ri-kr = 392.727 m
Ri (Japan) ri 1 ri = 3,927.27 m

Myanmar

UnitEquals
Taung (Myanmar) taung 1 taung = 0.4572 m
Tain (Myanmar) tain 1 tain = 3,218.69 m

Thailand

UnitEquals
Niu (Thailand) niu 1 niu = 0.0208333 m
Khuep (Thailand) khuep 1 khuep = 0.25 m
Sok (Thailand) sok 1 sok = 0.5 m
Wa (Thailand) wa 1 wa = 2 m
Sen (Thailand) sen 1 sen = 40 m
Yot (Thailand) yot 1 yot = 16,000 m

Africa

Egypt & Middle East

UnitEquals
Diraa diraa 1 diraa = 0.58 m
Architectural Piks pik 1 pik = 0.75 m

Egypt & ancient

UnitEquals
Egyptian Digits digit-eg 1 digit-eg = 0.0187 m
Egyptian Palms palm-eg 1 palm-eg = 0.0748 m
Cubits cubit 1 cubit = 0.4572 m
Royal Cubits rc 1 rc = 0.5236 m

Europe

France

UnitEquals
Toises toise 1 toise = 1.949 m

France & Belgium

UnitEquals
French Inches (Pouces) pouce 1 pouce = 0.0270699 m
Royal Feet (Pieds du Roi) pied 1 pied = 0.324839 m
Post Leagues (Lieues de Poste) lieue 1 lieue = 3,898 m

Germany & Austria

UnitEquals
German Fathoms Klafter 1 Klafter = 1.8965 m

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

UnitEquals
Prussian Feet (Fuß) Fuß 1 Fuß = 0.31385 m
Prussian Ells (Ellen) Elle 1 Elle = 0.6669 m
Prussian Rods (Ruten) Rute 1 Rute = 3.7662 m
Swiss Wegstunden Wegstunde 1 Wegstunde = 4,800 m
Prussian Miles (Meilen) Meile 1 Meile = 7,532.4 m

Italy, Greece & ancient Rome

UnitEquals
Roman Feet (Pedes) pes 1 pes = 0.2957 m
Florentine Braccia braccio 1 braccio = 0.5836 m
Roman Paces (Passus) passus 1 passus = 1.4785 m
Stadia (Attic) stadion 1 stadion = 185 m
Roman Miles mp 1 mp = 1,478.5 m

Russia & Eastern Europe

UnitEquals
Vershok vershok 1 vershok = 0.04445 m
Pyad (Russian Spans) pyad 1 pyad = 0.1778 m
Arshin arshin 1 arshin = 0.7112 m
Sazhen sazhen 1 sazhen = 2.1336 m
Versta (Versts) verst 1 verst = 1,066.8 m

Scandinavia

UnitEquals
Swedish Feet (Fot) fot 1 fot = 0.2969 m
Danish Feet (Fod) fod 1 fod = 0.31385 m
Swedish Ells (Aln) aln 1 aln = 0.5938 m
Danish Ells (Alen) alen 1 alen = 0.6277 m
Swedish Fathoms (Famn) famn 1 famn = 1.7814 m
Danish Fathoms (Favn) favn 1 favn = 1.8831 m
Danish Miles mil-dk 1 mil-dk = 7,532.4 m
Scandinavian Mil mil 1 mil = 10,000 m
Old Swedish Miles mil-old 1 mil-old = 10,688.4 m

Spain & Portugal

UnitEquals
Spanish Inches (Pulgadas) pulg 1 pulg = 0.0232196 m
Spanish Palms (Palmos) palmo 1 palmo = 0.208976 m
Spanish Feet (Pies) pie 1 pie = 0.278635 m
Varas (Castile, Spain) vara 1 vara = 0.835905 m
Spanish Leagues (Leguas) legua 1 legua = 5,572.7 m

Americas

Spanish colonial & Latin America

UnitEquals
Varas (Central America) vara-ca 1 vara-ca = 0.836 m
Varas (Mexico / California) vara-mx 1 vara-mx = 0.8382 m
Varas (Texas) vara-tx 1 vara-tx = 0.846667 m

USA & Canada (historic French)

UnitEquals
Arpents (Quebec) arpent-qc 1 arpent-qc = 58.471 m
Arpents (Louisiana) arpent 1 arpent = 58.5216 m
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