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Conversion Factors
Below are instructions for converting factors, including changing acres to hectares, Btu/hour to horsepower,
centimeters to inches, degrees to radians, feet to miles, furlongs to feet, liters to gallons, and more. See also the
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acres hectares .4047

acres square feet 43,560

acres square miles .001562

atmospheres cms. of mercury 76

Btu/hour horsepower .0003930

Btu kilowatt-hour .0002931

Btu/hour watts .2931

bushels cubic inches 2150.4

bushels (U.S.) hectoliters .3524

centimeters inches .3937

centimeters feet .03281

cubic feet cubic meters .0283

cubic meters cubic feet 35.3145

cubic meters cubic yards 1.3079

cubic yards cubic meters .7646

degrees radians .01745

dynes grams .00102

fathoms feet 6.0

feet meters .3048

feet miles (nautical) .0001645

feet miles (statute) .0001894

feet/second miles/hour .6818

furlongs feet 660.0

furlongs miles .125

gallons (U.S.) liters 3.7853

grains grams .0648

grams grains 15.4324

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grams ounces (avdp) .0353

grams pounds .002205

hectares acres 2.4710

hectoliters bushels (U.S.) 2.8378

horsepower watts 745.7

horsepower Btu/hour 2,547

hours days .04167

inches millimeters 25.4000

inches centimeters 2.5400

kilograms pounds (avdp or troy) 2.2046

kilometers miles .6214

kilowatt-hour Btu 3412

knots nautical miles/hour 1.0

knots statute miles/hour 1.151

liters gallons (U.S.) .2642

liters pecks .1135

liters pints (dry) 1.8162

liters pints (liquid) 2.1134

liters quarts (dry) .9081

liters quarts (liquid) 1.0567

meters feet 3.2808

meters miles .0006214

meters yards 1.0936

metric tons tons (long) .9842

metric tons tons (short) 1.1023

miles kilometers 1.6093

miles feet 5280

miles (nautical) miles (statute) 1.1516

miles (statute) miles (nautical) .8684

miles/hour feet/minute 88

millimeters inches .0394

ounces (avdp) grams 28.3495

ounces pounds .0625

ounces (troy) ounces (avdp) 1.09714

pecks liters 8.8096

pints (dry) liters .5506

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pints (liquid) liters .4732

pounds (ap or troy) kilograms .3732

pounds (avdp) kilograms .4536

pounds ounces 16

quarts (dry) liters 1.1012

quarts (liquid) liters .9463

radians degrees 57.30

rods meters 5.029

rods feet 16.5

square feet square meters .0929

square kilometers square miles .3861

square meters square feet 10.7639

square meters square yards 1.1960

square miles square kilometers 2.5900

square yards square meters .8361

tons (long) metric tons 1.016

tons (short) metric tons .9072

tons (long) pounds 2240

tons (short) pounds 2000

watts Btu/hour 3.4121

watts horsepower .001341

yards meters .9144

yards miles .0005682

NOTE: avdp = avoirdupois weight, ap = apothecaries' weight. See also Customary U.S. Weights and Measures

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