Convert rod (US survey) to megameter
Please provide values below to convert rod (US survey) [rd (US)] to megameter [Mm], or Convert megameter to rod (US survey).
How to Convert Rod (Us Survey) to Megameter
1 rd (US) = 5.0292100584e-06 Mm
Example: convert 15 rd (US) to Mm:
15 rd (US) = 15 × 5.0292100584e-06 Mm = 7.5438150876e-05 Mm
Rod (Us Survey) to Megameter Conversion Table
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Rod (Us Survey)
A U.S. survey rod is a unit of length equal to 16.5 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey rod is based on the U.S. survey foot, which was slightly different from the international foot. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey rod was used for land surveying in the United States.
Megameter
A megameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^6 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "mega-" for 10^6 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1873.
Current Use
The megameter is sometimes used to specify the diameters of planets and the distances of satellites.