Ultimate Length Conversion Guide: Tools, Charts & Formulas

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    Length Conversion Guide

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    Length Conversion Chart

    Use this quick reference chart for common length conversions:

    Millimeters (mm) Centimeters (cm) Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Inches (in) Feet (ft) Yards (yd) Miles (mi)
    1 mm 0.1 cm 0.001 m 0.000001 km 0.03937 in 0.003281 ft 0.001094 yd 0.0000006214 mi
    10 mm 1 cm 0.01 m 0.00001 km 0.3937 in 0.03281 ft 0.01094 yd 0.000006214 mi

    How to Use This Chart

    1. Find your starting unit in the column headers
    2. Read across the row to find equivalent measurements in other units
    3. For values not shown, multiply the given conversion factor by your quantity

    Length Conversion Formulas

    Use these formulas to manually convert between different length units:

    Kilometers to Miles

    miles = kilometers × 0.621371

    Example: 10 km = 10 × 0.621371 = 6.21371 mi

    Meters to Feet

    feet = meters × 3.28084

    Example: 2 m = 2 × 3.28084 = 6.56168 ft

    Miles to Kilometers

    kilometers = miles × 1.60934

    Example: 5 mi = 5 × 1.60934 = 8.0467 km

    Feet to Meters

    meters = feet × 0.3048

    Example: 10 ft = 10 × 0.3048 = 3.048 m

    Centimeters to Inches

    inches = centimeters × 0.393701

    Example: 30 cm = 30 × 0.393701 = 11.811 in

    Inches to Centimeters

    centimeters = inches × 2.54

    Example: 12 in = 12 × 2.54 = 30.48 cm

    Millimeters to Inches

    inches = millimeters × 0.0393701

    Example: 50 mm = 50 × 0.0393701 = 1.9685 in

    Inches to Millimeters

    millimeters = inches × 25.4

    Example: 3 in = 3 × 25.4 = 76.2 mm

    Yards to Meters

    meters = yards × 0.9144

    Example: 10 yd = 10 × 0.9144 = 9.144 m

    Meters to Yards

    yards = meters × 1.09361

    Example: 5 m = 5 × 1.09361 = 5.46805 yd

    Common Length Conversions

    Quick reference for frequently needed length conversions:

    Metric to Imperial

    • 1 cm = 0.3937 inches
    • 1 m = 3.2808 feet
    • 1 m = 1.0936 yards
    • 1 km = 0.6214 miles

    Imperial to Metric

    • 1 inch = 2.54 cm
    • 1 foot = 0.3048 m
    • 1 yard = 0.9144 m
    • 1 mile = 1.6093 km

    Other Useful Conversions

    • 1 nautical mile = 1.852 km
    • 1 light year = 9.461 × 10¹² km
    • 1 astronomical unit = 1.496 × 10⁸ km
    • 1 parsec ≈ 3.086 × 10¹³ km

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