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Rods to Meters Converter (perch, pole)
meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain.
A rod (also perch or pole) is 16.5 ft = 5.0292 m. Four rods make a chain. Old US deeds stack rods, chains, and furlongs. If the deed says poles, it is this unit unless a local statute says otherwise.
Rods
rd → m
5.0292 m
1 rod = 5.0292 m. 4 rods = 1 chain = 20.1168 m.
- You typed
- 1 rd
- One m is
- 0.1988 rd
- How it’s calculated
- meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain.
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Rods
The “Rods” value used in this tool’s formula. Adjust it to see results update live.
How this calculator works
A rod (also perch or pole) is 16.5 ft = 5.0292 m. Four rods make a chain. Old US deeds stack rods, chains, and furlongs. If the deed says poles, it is this unit unless a local statute says otherwise. meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain. Example: 1 rod = 5.0292 m. 4 rods = 1 chain = 20.1168 m.
meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain.
Example: 1 rod = 5.0292 m. 4 rods = 1 chain = 20.1168 m.
When to use this Rods to Meters
Common use cases
- A rod (also perch or pole) is 16.5 ft = 5.0292 m. Four rods make a chain. Old US deeds stack rods, chains, and furlongs. If the deed says poles, it is this unit unless a local statute says otherwise.
- Sanity-check with this case: 1 rod = 5.0292 m. 4 rods = 1 chain = 20.1168 m.
- The relationship is: meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain.
Localized examples
- Unit Converters: the example on this page uses the same formula as the widget.
What you get
- Fields: Rods
- meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain.
- Example on the page: 1 rod = 5.0292 m. 4 rods = 1 chain = 20.1168 m.
How to Convert Rods to Meters Step-by-Step
- 1Enter Rods. Use the values you have, not a catalog average, unless that is all you know.
- 2meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain.
- 3Worked case: 1 rod = 5.0292 m. 4 rods = 1 chain = 20.1168 m.
- 4Check which dictionary the other person is using — US or UK, decimal or 1,024 — then trust the number.
Governing formula
meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain.
1 rod = 5.0292 m. 4 rods = 1 chain = 20.1168 m.
Example: set Rods = 1, then read the result.
Variable definitions
- value
Rods
The “Rods” field. Default 1; typical range 0–1000000000.
- The conversion (meters = rods × 5.0292. 1 rod = 16.5 ft = 1/4 chain.) does not pick US vs UK gallons, SI vs binary megabytes, or Mach at altitude for you. Read the footnote on the page.
- Nothing here is uploaded for the calculation itself.
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