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This quick and easy calculator will convert Leagues (leagues) to Rods (rod) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Leagues to Rods

Formula
rod = leagues x 1104.75
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Rods, multiply the number of Leagues by 1.1 thousand
Leagues (leagues) in 1 Rod
There are 0 Leagues in 1 Rod
Rods (rod) in 1 League
There are 1104.75 Rods in 1 League

Unit Information

League
/liːɡ/
Symbol: leagues
Unit System: None

What is the League?

The league is a ancient unit of length that doesn't below to a unit system. Its symbol is simply - league.

It was originally an ancient Celtic unit as well as being common in Latin America and meant the distance "a person could walk in an hour". It is no longer a recognised unit in any nation.

Once it started to be quantified, in Argentina (legua) it represented 5.572 km, in England it was quantified as 3 miles and at sea a league is 3 nautical miles (3.452 miles).

Rod
/rɒd/
Symbol: rod
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Rod?

The rod is a unit of length in the imperial and US sytem and uses the symbol rod.

A rod (or perch, pole, lug) is equal to 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards.

It is a building surveyor's tool for measuring distance and is particularly useful as multiples of this unit can make up an exact acre. A perfect acre is a rectangle with edges 660 feet and 66 feet - which is 40 rods by 4 rods; i.e. 1 acre = 160 square rods.


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