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Quick Reference

1 Rood = 1.562e-3 Homestead

1 Homestead = 640.0029 Rood

Rood to Homestead Conversion Formula

To convert Rood to Homestead, multiply by 1.562e-3.

Homestead = Rood × 1.562e-3

Rood = Homestead × 640.0029

To convert Homestead back to Rood, divide by 1.562e-3 (or multiply by 640.0029).

About These Units

About Rood

The rood is a a traditional unit of area used to measure land. A rood is the area of a narrow strip of land one furlong (40 rods, or 660 feet) long and one rod (16.5 feet) wide. Thus the rood is equal to 40 square rods (or perches), which equals 1210 square yards, or 10 890 square feet, or exactly 1/4 acre. That would be the area of a lot 22 yards wide and 55 yards deep, about the size of many suburban lots. One rood is approximately 1011.714 square meters, or 0.101 171 4 hectare.

About Homestead

The homestead is a historic unit of area in the United States, equal to 160 acres (64.75 hectares). Under the Homestead Act passed by Congress in 1862, settlers in the western states were allowed to take title to a homestead of 160 acres of land by registering a claim, settling on the land, and cultivating it. A homestead equals 1/4 square mile, or 1/4 section in U.S. government terminology.

Rood to Homestead Conversion Table

Rood	Homestead	Homestead	Rood
0.1	1.562e-4	0.1	64.0003
0.5	7.812e-4	0.5	320.0015
1	1.562e-3	1	640.0029
2	3.125e-3	2	1280.01
5	7.812e-3	5	3200.01
10	0.015625	10	6400.03
20	0.031250	20	12800.06
25	0.039062	25	16000.07
50	0.078125	50	32000.15
100	0.156249	100	64000.29
250	0.390623	250	160000.74
500	0.781246	500	320001.47
1000	1.5625	1000	640002.94

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