Length Unit Converter
09th Dec 2019 @ 2 min read
Length converter
Enter a value and choose desired length units.
List of units
List of the units with their symbols used in the converter are as follows:
| Symbol | Unit |
|---|---|
| SI | |
| m | metre |
| Metric | |
| nm | nanometre |
| µm | micrometre |
| mm | millimetre |
| cm | centimetre |
| dm | decimetre |
| km | kilometre |
| Imperial and customary | |
| in | inch |
| ft | foot |
| yd | yard |
| mi | mile |
| h | hand |
| thou or mil | thousandth |
| ch | Chain |
| l. or li. or lnk. | link |
| rd | rod |
| fur | furlong |
| Atomic scale | |
| Å | angstrom |
| pm | picometre |
| xu | x unit |
| fm | fentometre (≡ fermi) |
| am | attometre |
| re | eletron radius |
| a0 | bohr radius |
| lp | planck length |
| Astronomical | |
| R⊕ or Re | Earth's radius |
| LD | lunar distance |
| AU | astronomical unit |
| l.y. | light-year |
| pc | parsec |
| N/A | hubble length |
| Maritime | |
| M or NM or nmi | nautical mile |
| fath | fathom |
| cbl | cable |
| lg | league | Typographic |
| pc | pica |
| pt | point |
Length conversion
kilometre to metre
1 km = 1 × 103 m
metre to decimetre, centimetre, millimetre
1 m = 1 ×10 dm = 1 ×102 cm = 1 ×103 mm
metre to micrometre, nanometre
1 m = 1 ×106 µm = 1 ×109 nm
inch to metre
1 in = 0.0254 m
foot to metre
1 in = 0.3048 m
yard to metre
1 in = 0.9144 m
mile to metre
1 in = 1609.344 m
hand to metre
1 h = 0.1016 m
thousandth to inch
1 thou = 0.001 in
chain to foot
1 ch = 66 ft
link to chain
1 lnk. = 0.01 ch
rod to foot
1 rd = 16.5 ft
furlong to link
1 fur = 1000 lnk
angstrom to metre
1 Å = 10−10 m
picometre to metre
1 pm = 10−12 m
x unit to metre
1 xu = 10−13 m
femtometre (≡ fermi) to metre
1 fm = 10−15 m
attometre to metre
1 am = 10−18 m
electron radius
re = 2.817 940 322 7(19) × 10−15 m
bohr radius
a0 = 5.291 772 109 03(80) × 10−11 m
planck length
lp = 1.616 255(18) × 10−35 m
earth radius
R⊕ ≈ 6.3781 × 106 m
lunar distance
LD or Δ⊕L ≈ 3.844 02 × 108 m
astronomical unit to metre
1 AU = 1.495 978 707 × 1011 m
light year to metre
1 l.y. = 9.460 730 472 580 8 × 1015 m
parsec to astronomical unit
1 pc = 648 000⁄π AU
hubble length to light-year
hubble length = 14.4 × 109 l.y.
nautical mile to metre
1 nmi = 1852 m
nautical mile to foot
1 fath = 6 ft
cable to nautical mile
1 cbl = 0.1 nmi
league to nautical mile
1 lg = 3 nmi
pica to inch
1 pc = 1⁄6 in
point to inch
1 pt = 1⁄72 in
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