Metric Conversion Tool
 

Distance/Length Converter

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Convert between different distances and lengths like meter, kilometer, ångström, mile, yard, parsec, lightyear, etc. The SI base unit for length is meter (m).

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Metric

 kilometer (km)
 meter (m)
 decimeter (dm)
 centimeter (cm)
 millimeter (mm)
 micrometer (μm)
 nanometer (nm)
 ångström (Å)

British/American

 league
 mile (mi)
 furlong
 chain
 rod (rd)
 yard (yd)
 foot (ft)
 link
 hand
 inch (in)
 line

Nautical

 sea league
 sea mile
 cable
 short cable

Ancient Greek

 thousand of orgium
 mile
 stadium olympic
 stadium ptolemey
 stadium attic
 fathom

Japanese

 ri
 kairi
 cho
 jyo
 ken
 shyaku
 sun
 mon

Biblical

 cubit
 span
 handbreadth

Astronomical

 parsec (pc)
 light year
 astronomical unit (au)
 light minute
 light second

Old Swedish

 mil
 fjärdingsväg
 famn
 steg
 aln
 fot
 verktum
 tum
 skrupel