What is 21rod in Mils?

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What is 21 Rods (21rod) in Mils (mil)?

What is 21rod in mil? Convert 21 Rods (21rod) to Mils (mil) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Rods to Mils

Formula
mil = rod x 198000
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Mils, multiply the number of Rods by 198 thousand
Rods (rod) in 1 Mil
There are 0 Rods in 1 Mil
Mils (mil) in 1 Rod
There are 198000 Mils in 1 Rod

Unit Information

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.

Mil
/mɪl/
Symbol: mil
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Mil?

The mil is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol mil (or sometimes thou).

A mil in one one-thousandth of an inch (0.001 inches) or 25.4 μm.

The mil is still used in the US to measure thickness of various materials.


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