Use this free online calculator to convert Feet [International U S ] to Rod [International] instantly. This all length conversions conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.

Quick Reference

1 Feet [International U S ] = 0.060606 Rod [International]

1 Rod [International] = 16.5000 Feet [International U S ]

Feet [International U S ] to Rod [International] Conversion Formula

To convert Feet [International U S ] to Rod [International], multiply by 0.060606.

Rod [International] = Feet [International U S ] × 0.060606

Feet [International U S ] = Rod [International] × 16.5000

To convert Rod [International] back to Feet [International U S ], divide by 0.060606 (or multiply by 16.5000).

About These Units

About Feet [International U S ]

The human foot has long been a standard unit for the measurement of length. Over history this size has varied from region to region and there is some discrepancy as to an exact standard or origin of the standard measurement for feet that we use today. In England, the Roman foot was replaced after the fall of Rome by the natural foot. The modern foot (1/3 yard or about 30.48 centimeters) did not appear until after the Norman conquest of 1066. It may be an innovation of Henry I, who reigned from 1100 to 1135. Later in the 1100s a foot of modern length, the "foot of St. Pauls," was inscribed on the base of a column of St. Pauls Church in London.

About Rod [International]

The rod is a traditional unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards (16 feet 6 inches or exactly 5.0292 meters). The rod and the furlong were the basic distance units used by the Anglo-Saxon residents of England before the Norman conquest of 1066. The Saxons generally called this unit the gyrd, a word which comes down to us as the name of a different unit, the yard. "Rod" is another Saxon word which meant just what it means today: a straight stick. The Normans preferred to call the gyrd a pole or a perch (a word of French origin, meaning a pole; see perche). The length of the rod was well established at least as early as the eighth century. It may have originated as the length of an ox-goad, a pole used to control a team of 8 oxen (4 yokes). Scholars are not sure how the rod was related to shorter units. It may have been considered equal to 20 "natural" feet (actual foot lengths; see foot), or it may have been measured "by hand" as 30 shaftments. In any case, when the modern foot became established in the twelfth century, the royal government did not want to change the length of the rod, since that length was the basis of land measurement, land records, and taxes. Therefore the rod was redefined to equal 16.5 of the new feet. This length was called the "kings perch" at least as early as the time of King Richard the Lionheart (1198). Although rods and perches of other lengths were used locally in Britain, the kings perch eventually prevailed. The relationship between the rod and the other English distance units was confirmed again by the Parliamentary statute of 1592, which defined the statute mile to be either 320 rods or 1760 yards, thus forcing the rod to equal exactly 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet.

Feet [International U S ] to Rod [International] Conversion Table

Feet [International U S ]	Rod [International]	Rod [International]	Feet [International U S ]
0.1	6.061e-3	0.1	1.6500
0.5	0.030303	0.5	8.2500
1	0.060606	1	16.5000
2	0.121212	2	33.0000
5	0.303030	5	82.5000
10	0.606061	10	165.0000
20	1.2121	20	330.0000
25	1.5152	25	412.5000
50	3.0303	50	825.0000
100	6.0606	100	1650.00
250	15.1515	250	4125.00
500	30.3030	500	8250.00
1000	60.6061	1000	16500.00

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