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Handy Calculators for Length,
Area, Weight and Volume

These simple online calculators will help you with those pesky measurement conversions.  You can convert from metric to U.S. lengths, areas, volumes and weights.  We've run quite a few calculations ourselves and these calculators appear to be quite accurate.  However, we don't guarantee the results for any specific calculation.  (Following these calculators is a list of common conversions.)

To use this tool, enter the number you wish to convert into the first box and select the measurement. Select the measurement you wish to convert to and click calculate. The answer will appear in the second box.


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This table provides some quick conversions for common US and metric measurements.
This list is not all inclusive but hopefully helpful!

Length - US to US

Length - Metric to Metric

12 inches = 1 foot 1 meter = 1000 millimeters = 100 centimeters
1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches 1 meter = 100 centimeters
1 mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet = 63360 inches 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
   

Length - US to Metric

Length - Metric to US

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters = 25.4 millimeters 1 millimeter = .03937 inches
1 foot = .3048 meters = 30.48 centimeters = 304.8 millimeters 1 centimeter = .3937 inches
1 yard = .9144 meters = 91.44 centimeters = 914.4 millimeters 1 meter = 1.093 yards = 3.281 feet = 39.37 inches
1 acre = 4840 square yards = 43560 square feet  
1 square mile = 640 acres = 3,097,600 square feet  
   

Square Measure - US to US

Square Measure - Metric to Metric

144 square inches = 1 square foot 1 square meter = 10000 square centimeters
1 square yard = 9 square feet = 1296 square inches 1 square centimeter = 100 square millimeters
   

Square Measure - US to Metric

Square Measure - Metric to US

1 square inch = 6.452 square millimeters 1 square millimeter = .00155 square inches
1 square foot = 929 square centimeters = 9290 square millimeters 1 square centimeter = .0011 square foot = .155 square inches
1 square yard = .8361 square meters 1 square meter = 1.196 square yards = 10.76 square feet
   

Cubic Measure - US to US

Cubic Measure - Metric to Metric

1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches 1 cubic centimeter = 1000 cubic millimeters
1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet = 46656 cubic inches 1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 cubic centimeters
   
   

Cubic Measure - US to Metric

Cubic Measure - Metric to US

1 cubic inch = 16.387 cubic centimeters  
1 cubic foot = .0283 cubic meters 1 cubic meter = 1.307 cubic yards = 35.31 cubic feet
1 cubic yard = .7646 cubic meters  
   

Liquid measure

 
1 pint = 2 cups = .4732 liter  
1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = .9463 liter  
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 3.785 liters  
   

These calculators were sent to us by a reader who may or may not be the actual author of these calculators. 
They have been slightly reformatted for our page.

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