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Conversion Factors - Length, Area & Volume

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Length

Inches Feet Yards Meters Links Chains Rods Miles
1 0.083 0.0278 0.0254 0.126 0.0051
7.92 0.66 0.22 0.201 1 0.01 0.04
12 1 0.333 0.3048 1.515 0.0152 0.0606 0.00019
36 3 1 0.9144 4.545 0.0455 0.1818 0.00057
39.37 3.2808 1.0936 1.00 4.971 0.0497 0.199 0.00062
198 16.5 5.5 5.03 25.0 0.25 1.00 0.00313
792 66 22.0 20.11 100.0 1.00 4.00 0.0125
5280 1760.0 1609.3 8000 80.0 32.0 1.00

Area

Square Inches Square Feet Square Yards Square Meters Square Links Square Chains Acres Ha.
1 0.00694 0.0159
62.7264 0.4356 1.0 0.0001 0.00001
144 1.0 0.1111 0.0929 2.2957 0.00023
1296 9.0 1.0 0.8361 20.6613 0.0021
15,500 107.64 11.96 10.0 247.106 0.025
43560 4840 4046.7 100,000 10.0 1 0.4047
11,960 10,000 24.71 2.471 1

Pulpwood Unit Volume

Units Gross Volume (Stacked Roundwood) Net Volume*
Feet Cubic Feet Cubic Meters Cubic Feet Cubic Meters
4 x 4 x 8 128 3.62 90 2.55
4 x 4 1/2 x 8 144 4.08 101 2.86
4 x 5 x 8 160 4.53 113 3.20
4 x 5 1/4 x 8 168 4.76 118 3.34
4 x 6 x 8 192 5.44 135 3.82
4 x 8 x 8 256 7.25 180 5.10

1 ft3 = 0.028317 M3
1 M3 = 35.313378 ft3