Measurements and Conversions Chart

Conversion for weights, measures, metric system, and more.

June 29, 2016

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Here is a chart of household measurements and metric conversions.

TABLE OF MEASURES
Apothecaries’	Square
1 scruple = 20 grains	1 square foot = 144 square inches
1 dram = 3 scruples	1 square yard = 9 square feet
1 ounce = 8 drams	1 square rod = 301 ¼ square yards = 2721 ¼ square feet
1 pound = 12 ounces	1 acre = 160 square rods = 43,560 square feet
Avoirdupois	1 square mile = 640 acres = 102,400 square rods
1 ounce = 16 drams	1 square rod = 625 square links
1 pound = 16 ounces	1 square chain = 16 square rods
1 hundredweight = 100 pounds	1 acre = 10 square chains
1 ton = 2,000 pounds	Cubic
1 long ton = 2,240 pounds	1 cubic foot = 1,728 cubic inches
Liquid	1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet
4 gills = 1 pint	1 cord = 128 cubic feet
63 gallons = 1 hogshead	1 U.S. liquid gallon = 4 quarts = 231 cubic inches
2 hogsheads = 1 pipe or butt	1 imperial gallon = 1.20 U.S. gallons = 0.16 cubic foot
2 pipes = 1 tun	1 board foot = 144 cubic inches
Dry	Kitchen
2 pints = 1 quart	3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 quarts = 1 gallon	16 tablespoons = 1 cup
2 gallons = 1 peck	1 cup = 8 ounces
4 pecks = 1 bushel	2 cups = 1 pint
Linear	2 pints = 1 quart
1 hand = 4 inches	4 quarts = 1 gallon
1 link = 7.92 inches	To Convert Celsius and Fahrenheit:
1 span = 9 inches	°C = (°F – 32)/ 1.8
1 foot = 12 inches	°F = (°C × 1.8) + 32
1 yard = 3 feet
1 rod = 5 ½ yards
1 mile = 320 rods = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet
1 Int. nautical mile = 6,076.1155 feet
1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour
1 fathom = 2 yards = 6 feet
1 furlong = ⅛ mile = 660 feet = 220 yards
1 league = 3 miles = 24 furlongs
1 chain = 100 links = 22 yards
METRIC CONVERSIONS
Linear	Household
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters	½ teaspoon = 2 mL
1 centimeter = 0.39 inch	1 teaspoon = 5 mL
1 meter = 39.37 inches	1 tablespoon = 15 mL
1 yard = 0.914 meter	¼ cup = 60 mL
1 mile = 1.61 kilometers	⅓ cup = 75 mL
1 kilometer = 0.62 mile	½ cup = 125 mL
Square	⅔ cup = 150 mL
1 square inch = 6.45 square centimeters	¾ cup = 175 mL
1 square yard = 0.84 square meter	1 cup = 250 mL
1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers	1 liter = 1.057 U.S. liquid quarts
1 square kilometer = 0.386 square mile	1 U.S. liquid quart = 0.946 liter
1 acre = 0.40 hectare	1 U.S. liquid gallon = 3.78 liters
1 hectare = 2.47 acres	1 gram = 0.035 ounce
Cubic	1 ounce = 28.349 grams
1 cubic yard = 0.76 cubic meter	1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 cubic meter = 1.31 cubic yards	1 pound = 0.45 kilogram