Convert nautical mile (UK) to rod (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to rod (US survey) [rd (US)], or Convert rod (US survey) to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Rod (Us Survey)
1 NM (UK) = 368.484111516625 rd (US)
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to rd (US):
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 368.484111516625 rd (US) = 5527.26167274938 rd (US)
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Rod (Us Survey) Conversion Table
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Nautical Mile (Uk)
The UK nautical mile, or Admiralty mile, was defined as 6,080 feet.
History/Origin
The British Admiralty defined its nautical mile as a thousandth of an imperial nautical mile. The UK adopted the international nautical mile of 1,852 meters in 1970.
Current Use
The UK nautical mile is an obsolete unit.
Rod (Us Survey)
A U.S. survey rod is a unit of length equal to 16.5 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey rod is based on the U.S. survey foot, which was slightly different from the international foot. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey rod was used for land surveying in the United States.