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Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to rope
Please provide values below to Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to rope, or vice versa.
What is a US Survey Foot?
The US survey foot (1200/3937 meters ≈ 0.3048006 m) was the standard American measurement until 2023. Slightly longer than the international foot (0.3048 m), it originated from the 1893 Mendenhall Order and was crucial for the Public Land Survey System that mapped the American West.
What is a Rope?
A rope was a medieval unit of 20 feet (∼6.1 m), literally based on rope lengths used in construction. The term survives in rope-making measurements and some mining contexts.
foot (US survey) [ft] to rope Conversion Table
| foot (US survey) [ft] | rope |
|---|---|
| 0.01 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.000500001000002 rope |
| 0.1 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.00500001000002 rope |
| 1 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.0500001000002 rope |
| 2 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.1000002 rope |
| 3 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.150000300001 rope |
| 5 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.250000500001 rope |
| 10 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.500001000002 rope |
| 20 foot (US survey) [ft] | 1.000002 rope |
| 50 foot (US survey) [ft] | 2.50000500001 rope |
| 100 foot (US survey) [ft] | 5.00001000002 rope |
| 1000 foot (US survey) [ft] | 50.0001000002 rope |
How to Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to rope
1 foot (US survey) [ft] = 0.0500001000002 rope
1 rope = 19.99996 foot (US survey) [ft]
Example: convert 15 foot (US survey) [ft] to rope:
15 × 0.0500001000002 = 0.750001500003 rope