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This quick and easy calculator will convert Millimetres (mm) 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 Millimetres to Rods

Formula
rod = mm / 5029.2
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Rods, divide the number of Millimetres by 5 thousand
Millimetres (mm) in 1 Rod
There are 5029.2 Millimetres in 1 Rod
Rods (rod) in 1 Millimetre
There are 0 Rods in 1 Millimetre

Unit Information

Millimetre
/ˈmɪlɪmiːtə/
Symbol: mm
Unit System: SI

What is the Millimetre?

The millimetre (American spelling millimeter) is a unit of length and is a multiple of the SI unit metre. It uses the symbol mm.

There are 1000 mm in 1 m and 10 mm in 1 cm. From this one can derive that there are 0.03937 in.

The millimetre is sometimes verbally abbreviated to 'mil' - which can cause confusion in the US as there is a unit there that means thousandth of an inch.

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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