What is 47000ro in Square Miles?

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What is 47000 Roods (47000ro) in Square Miles (mi²)?

What is 47000ro in mi²? Convert 47000 Roods (47000ro) to Square Miles (mi²) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter Roods to convert to Square Miles


Quick Reference for Converting Roods to Square Miles

Formula
mi² = ro / 2560
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Square Miles, divide the number of Roods by 2.6 thousand
Roods (ro) in 1 Square Mile
There are 2560 Roods in 1 Square Mile
Square Miles (mi²) in 1 Rood
There are 0 Square Miles in 1 Rood

Unit Information

Rood
/ruːd/
Symbol: ro
Unit System: Historic English

What is the Rood?

The rood is a unit of area used in historic England with the symbol ro.

Its unit size is equal to 1/4 of an acre, 10,890 ft² or 1,012m². A rectangle equal to one furlong in length and one rod in width is one rood in area.

Its use was very important in surveying land because of the ease of conversion into acres from smaller sections of land.

Square Mile
/skwɛːˌmʌɪl/
Symbol: mi²
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Square Mile?

The square mile is a unit of area and is an imperial unit with the symbol mi².

One square mile is equal in area to a square with edges one mile in length.

The Romans established the square mile; computed through a system of feet, paces and marches. The square mile's existence still remains in some places; for example "The Square Mile" is a term often used to describe the very centre of London in the UK (which just so happens to measure 1mi²).


Conversion Tables for Roods (ro) to Square Miles (mi²)