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Measurements:
Conversion Guides, Charts & Calculators

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"Automatic" Calculators:
(click on links below)
Length/Distance | Mass | Speed | Temperature | Volume | Area | Pressure
Square Root

US System Measurements
Length
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
220 yards = 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 mile
5280 feet = 1 mile
1760 yards = 1 mile

Area
144 sq. inches = 1 square foot
9 sq. feet = 1 square yard
43,560 sq. ft = 1 acre
4840 sq. yards = 1 acre
640 acres = 1 square mile
1 sq.mile = 1 section
36 sections = 1 township

Volume
1728 cu. inches = 1 cubic foot
27 cu. feet = 1 cubic yard
Capacity (Liquid)
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
4 gills = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
8 pints = 1 gallon
Capacity (dry)
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
Mass/Weight
437.5 grains = 1 ounce
16 ounces = 1 pound (7000 grains)
14 pounds = 1 stone
100 pounds = 1 hundredweight [cwt]
20 cwt = 1 ton (2000 pounds)
Troy Weights
24 grains = 1 pennyweight
20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)
Apothecaries' Measures
60 minims = 1 fl.dram
8 fl.drams = 1 fl. ounce
16 fl. ounces = 1 pint
Apothecaries' Weights
20 grains = 1 scruple
3 scruples = 1 dram
8 drams = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)

 

Cooking Measurement Equivalents (US)
1 teaspoon (tsp.) = 1/6 fl. ounce
1 Tablespoon (Tbls). = 1/2 fl. ounce

1 tablespoon (tbsp) =

3 teaspoons (tsp)

1/16 cup (c) =

1 tablespoon

1/8 cup =

2 tablespoons

1/6 cup =

2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons

1/4 cup =

4 tablespoons

1/3 cup =

5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon

3/8 cup =

6 tablespoons

1/2 cup =

8 tablespoons

2/3 cup =

10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons

3/4 cup =

12 tablespoons

1 cup =

48 teaspoons

1 cup =

16 tablespoons

1 cup =

8 fluid ounces (fl oz)

2 cups=

1 pint (pt)

2 cups= 16 fluid ounces

1 quart (qt) =

2 pints

4 cups = 1 quart

4 cups =

32 fluid ounces

8 cups = 4 pints
8 cups = 1/2 gallon
8 cups = 64 fluid ounces
4 quarts = 1 gallon
4 quarts = 128 fluid  ounces

1 gallon (gal) =

4 quarts

16 ounces (oz) =   1 pound (lb)  

 

 

Metric System Measurements
Length
10 millimeters = 1 centimeter
10 centimeters = 1 decimeter
10 decimeters = 1 meter
10 meters = 1 decameter
10 decameter = 1 hectometer
10 hectometers = 1 kilometer
1000 metes = 1 kilometer
Area
100 sq. mm = 1 sq. cm
10 000 sq. cm = 1 sq. meter
100 sq. meters = 1 are
100 ares = 1 hectares
10 000 sq. meters = 1 hectares
100 hectares = 1 sq. kilometer
1 000 000 sq. meters = 1 sq. kilometer
Volume
1000 cu. mm = 1 cu. cm
1000 cu. cm = 1 cu. decimeter
1000 cu. dm = 1 cu. meter
1 million cu. cm = 1 cu. meter
Capacity
10 milliliters = 1 centiliter
10 centiliters = 1 deciliter
10 deciliters = 1 liter
1000 liters = 1 cu. meter

Mass/Weight
1,000,000 microgram = 1 gram
1000 milligram = 1 gram
1000 grams = 1 kilogram
1000 kilograms = 1 tonn

 

 

 

Conversion Chart - Volumes Measurements
U.S. measurements Metric equivalent
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) 1 milliliter (cc)
1/4 tsp 1 1/4 ml (cc)
1/2 tsp 2 1/2 ml (cc)
1 teaspoon 5 ml (cc)
1 Tablespoon (3 teaspoons) 15 ml (cc)
2 Tablespoon 1 fluid ounce
1/5 cup 50 ml (cc)
1/4 cup 60 ml (cc)
1/3 cup 75 ml (cc)
1/2 cup 125 ml (cc)
3/4 cup 175 ml (cc)
1 cup (16 tablespoons) 237 ml (cc)
1 pint (16 fluid ounces) 473.2 ml
1 quart (qt) 946.4 ml

 

 

Conversion Chart - Weight and Apothecaries' Equivalents

Please note: Droppers come in various sizes with various size openings. A drop is usually exactly the same amount of liquid no matter what size the dropper, but some liquids may be very thin and lightweight and some very thick and heavy weight. So, be aware drops can vary.

20 drops 1 ml (cc) (generally)
30 drops 1/4 tsp. (approx.)
60 drops 1/2 tsp. or 2 1/2 cc (approx.)
1 dram 1/8 oz. or approx. 120 drops
1 mg (milligram) 1/65 grain (1/60)
1mg 1000 ug or mcg (ug & mcg= micrograms)
1,000 mg 1 gram (g)
1 gram (g) 15.43 grains or .035 ounce
100 g 3.5 ounces
1,000 g 1 kilogram or 2.2 pounds
1 grain (gr) 0.065 gram (60 mg)
15 grains 1/4 teaspoon (solid) or 15 drops of fluid
1 ounce 1/16 pound or 28.4 grams
1 pound 0.454 kg. or 454 grams
1 kg equals 2.2 pounds or 1,000 grams

 

 

Conversion Chart - Length Measurements
U.S. measurements Metric equivalent
0.039 inches (in) 1 millimeter (mm)
0.39 in 1 centimeter (cm)
1 inch (in) 2.54 cm
1 foot (ft) 30.48 cm
1 yard (yd) 91.44 centimeters (cm) or 0.9144 meters
39.37 in 1 meter (m)

 

Conversion Chart - General Computer File Size

This information on this particular chart is round-off;
if you need to be exact, there are actually 1024 bytes in a kilobyte

Gigabyte (GB)
Megabyte (MB)
Kilobyte (KB)
Byte
1 1,000 1,000,000 1,000,000,000
.001 1 1,000 1,000,000
.000001 .001 1 1,000
.000000001 .000001 .001 1

 

 

 

Calculators:
Length | Mass | Speed | Temperature | Volume | Area| Pressure | Square Root

Square Root | Miles Per Hour


Length / Distance
Enter a number in either box, then click outside the text box.

 

To convert

Into

Multiply by

Examples:

meters (m) centimeters (cm) 100 m = cm
meters (m) inches (in) 39.37008 m = in
meters (m) feet (ft) 3.280840 m= ft
meters (m) yard (yd) 1.093613 m = yd
kilometers (km) (statute) miles (mi) 0.621371 km = mi
inches (in) centimeters (cm) 2.54 in = cm

Mass / Weight
Enter a number in either box, then click outside the text box.

 

To convert

Into

Multiply by

Examples:

kilograms (kg) grams (g) 1000 kg = g
kilograms (kg) pounds (lb) 2.204627 kg = lb
grams (g) ounce (oz) 0.035274 g = oz

Speed
Enter a number in either box, then click outside the text box.


To convert

Into

Multiply by

Examples:

kilometers/hour (km/h) meters/second (m/s) 0.277778 km/h = m/s
kilometers/hour (km/h) miles/hour (mi/hr) 0.6214 km/h = mi/hr
knots(kn) meters/second (m/s) 0.514444 kn = m/s

Temperature
Enter a number in either box, then click outside the text box.


To convert

Into

Multiply by

Examples:

Fahrenheit (°F)-32 Celsius (°C) 5/9 °F = °C
Fahrenheit (°F)+459.67 Kelvin (°K) 5/9 °F = °K
Celsius (°C)+17.7778 Fahrenheit (°F) 1.8 °C = °F
Celsius (°C)+273.15 Kelvin (°K) 1 °C = °K

Volume
Enter a number in either box, then click outside the text box.


To convert

Into

Multiply by

Examples:

cubic meters (m³) cubic centimeters (cm³) 1,000,000 m³ = cm³
cubic meters (m³) cubic feet (ft³) 35.31467 m³ = ft³
U.S. gallons (gal) liters (L) 3.785 gal = L
fluid ounces (US) milliliters (cc) 29.57 oz= ml

Area
Enter a number in either box, then click outside the text box.


To convert

Into

Multiply by

Examples:

square meters (m²) square centimeters (cm²) 10000 m² = cm²
square meters (m²) square feet (ft²) 10.763911 m² = ft²
square kilometers (km²) (statue) square miles (mi²) 0.386109 km² = mi²
square kilometers (km²) nautical square miles (nm²) 0.291181 km² = nm²
square kilometers (km²) acres 247.105381 km² = acres
acres square yards (yd²) 4840 acres = yd²

 

Pressure
Enter a number in either box, then click outside the text box.

 

To convert

Into

Multiply by

Examples:

atmospheres (atm) millibar (mb) 1013.25 atm = mb
atmospheres (atm) feet of water (at 4°C) 33.90 atm = ft of water
atmospheres (atm) inches of mercury (at 0°C) 29.92 atm = in. of mercury
atmospheres (atm)  centimeters of mercury 76.0 atm = cms of mercury
atmospheres (atm)  kgs/cm² 1.0333 atm = kgs/cm²
atmospheres (atm)  lbs/in² 14.70 atm = lbs/in²
atmospheres (atm)  tons/ft² 1.058 atm = tons/ft²

 

Square Root Calculator

Number: Square Root:

 

 

Summary table of conversion factors
x means 'multiply by'
/ means 'divide by'
# means it is an exact value
All other values given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

To change . . into . . do this . .       To change . . into . . do this . .
acres hectares x 0.4047       kilograms ounces x 35.3
acres sq. kilometers / 247       kilograms pounds x 2.2046
acres sq. meters x 4047       kilograms tonnes / 1000 #
acres sq. miles / 640 #       kilograms tons (UK/long) / 1016
barrels (oil) cu. meters / 6.29       kilograms tons (US/short) / 907
barrels (oil) gallons (UK) x 34.97       kilometers meters x 1000 #
barrels (oil) gallons (US) x 42 #       kilometers miles x 0.6214
barrels (oil) liters x 159       liters cu. inches x 61.02
centimeters feet / 30.48 #       liters gallons (UK) x 0.2200
centimeters inches / 2.54 #       liters gallons (US) x 0.2642
centimeters meters / 100 #       liters pints (UK) x 1.760
centimeters millimeters x 10 #       liters pints (US liquid) x 2.113
cubic cm cubic inches x 0.06102       meters yards / 0.9144 #
cubic cm liters / 1000 #       meters centimeters x 100 #
cubic cm milliliters x 1 #       miles kilometers x 1.609
cubic feet cubic inches x 1728 #       millimeters inches / 25.4 #
cubic feet cubic meters x 0.0283       ounces grams x 28.35
cubic feet cubic yards / 27 #       pints (UK) liters x 0.5683
cubic feet gallons (UK) x 6.229       pints (UK) pints (US liquid) x 1.201
cubic feet gallons (US) x 7.481       pints (US liquid) liters x 0.4732
cubic feet liters x 28.32       pints (US liquid) pints (UK) x 0.8327
cubic inches cubic cm x 16.39       pounds kilograms x 0.4536
cubic inches liters x 0.01639       pounds ounces x 16 #
cubic meters cubic feet x 35.31            
____________ ____________ ______________       _____________ _____________ __________
To change . . into . . do this . .       To change . . into . . do this . .
            square cm sq. inches x 0.1550
feet centimeters x 30.48 #       square feet sq. inches x 144 #
feet meters x 0.3048 #       square feet sq. meters x 0.0929
feet yards / 3 #       square inches square cm x 6.4516 #
fl. ounces (UK) fl. ounces (US) x 0.961       square inches square feet / 144 #
fl. ounces (UK) milliliters x 28.41       square km acres x 247
fl. ounces (US) fl. ounces (UK) x 1.041       square km hectares x 100 #
fl. ounces (US) milliliters x 29.57       square km square miles x 0.3861
gallons pints x 8 #       square meters acres / 4047
gallons (UK) cubic feet x 0.1605       square meters hectares / 10 000 #
gallons (UK) gallons (US) x 1.2009       square meters square feet x 10.76
gallons (UK) liters x 4.54609 #       square meters square yards x 1.196
gallons (US) cubic feet x 0.1337       square miles acres x 640 #
gallons (US) gallons (UK) x 0.8327       square miles hectares x 259
gallons (US) liters x 3.785       square miles square km x 2.590
grams kilograms / 1000 #       square yards square meters / 1.196
grams ounces / 28.35       tonnes kilograms x 1000 #
grams grains x 15.43            
grains grams / 15.43            
hectares acres x 2.471       tonnes tons (UK/long) x 0.9842
hectares square km / 100 #       tonnes tons (US/short) x 1.1023
hectares square meters x 10000 #       tons (UK/long) kilograms x 1016
hectares square miles / 259       tons (UK/long) tonnes x 1.016
hectares square yards x 11 960       tons (US/short) kilograms x 907.2
inches centimeters x 2.54 #       tons (US/short) tonnes x 0.9072
inches feet / 12 #       yards meters x 0.9144 #

 

 

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