Rod (rd)
A rod is a unit of length, equal to 11 cubits, 5.0292 metres or 16.5 feet. A rod is the same length as a perch and a pole. The lengths of the perch (one rod) and chain (four rods) were standardized in 1607 by Edmund Gunter.
Metric
- Kilometre (km)0.01
- Metre (m)5.03
- Decimetre (dm)50.29
- Centimetre (cm)502.92
- Millimetre (mm)5,029.2
- Micrometre (µm)5,029,200
- Nanometre (nm)5.03×10⁹
- Angstrom (Å)5.03×10¹⁰
Nautical
- Nautical mile2.72×10⁻³
- Fathom2.75
Astronomical
- Parsec (pc)1.63×10⁻¹⁶
- Light year5.32×10⁻¹⁶
- Astronomical unit (AE)3.36×10⁻¹¹
- Light minute2.8×10⁻¹⁰
- Light second1.68×10⁻⁸