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Convert link [li] to rod (US survey) [rd]
Please provide values below to Convert link [li] to rod (US survey) [rd], or vice versa.
What is a Surveyor's Link?
A link equals 7.92 inches (20.12 cm) or 1/100 of a surveyor's chain. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, this unit became fundamental in American land division, where 100 links made 1 chain and 10 chains defined an acre's width.
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.
link [li] to rod (US survey) [rd] Conversion Table
| link [li] | rod (US survey) [rd] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link [li] | 0.0003999992 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 0.1 link [li] | 0.003999992 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 1 link [li] | 0.03999992 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 2 link [li] | 0.07999984 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 3 link [li] | 0.11999976 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 5 link [li] | 0.1999996 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 10 link [li] | 0.3999992 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 20 link [li] | 0.7999984 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 50 link [li] | 1.999996 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 100 link [li] | 3.999992 rod (US survey) [rd] |
| 1000 link [li] | 39.99992 rod (US survey) [rd] |
How to Convert link [li] to rod (US survey) [rd]
1 link [li] = 0.03999992 rod (US survey) [rd]
1 rod (US survey) [rd] = 25.0000500001 link [li]
Example: convert 15 link [li] to rod (US survey) [rd]:
15 × 0.03999992 = 0.5999988 rod (US survey) [rd]