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Convert Earth's polar radius to rod (US survey) [rd]
Please provide values below to Convert Earth's polar radius to rod (US survey) [rd], or vice versa.
What is Earth's Polar Radius?
Earth's Polar Radius is the radius of the Earth measured from its center to the North or South Pole. Its value is approximately 6,356.8 kilometers (3,950.7 miles), slightly smaller than the equatorial radius due to Earth's oblate shape.
What is a US Survey Rod?
The US survey rod (∼5.029 m) was based on the US survey foot. These units were essential for the Public Land Survey System that organized western territories.
Earth's polar radius to rod (US survey) [rd] Conversion Table
| Earth's polar radius | rod (US survey) [rd] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 Earth's polar radius | 12639.6635662 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 0.1 Earth's polar radius | 126396.635662 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 1 Earth's polar radius | 1263966.35662 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 2 Earth's polar radius | 2527932.71323 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 3 Earth's polar radius | 3791899.06985 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 5 Earth's polar radius | 6319831.78308 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 10 Earth's polar radius | 12639663.5662 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 20 Earth's polar radius | 25279327.1323 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 50 Earth's polar radius | 63198317.8308 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 100 Earth's polar radius | 126396635.662 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 1000 Earth's polar radius | 1263966356.62 rod (US survey) [rd] |
How to Convert Earth's polar radius to rod (US survey) [rd]
1 Earth's polar radius = 1263966.3566164 rod (US survey) [rd]
1 rod (US survey) [rd] = 7.9116029850426E-7 Earth's polar radius
Example: convert 15 Earth's polar radius to rod (US survey) [rd]:
15 × 1263966.3566164 = 18959495.349247 rod (US survey) [rd]