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Convert ell to pole
Please provide values below to Convert ell to pole, or vice versa.
What is an Ell?
The ell was a medieval cloth measurement ranging from 27-45 inches (69-114 cm) across Europe. The English ell measured 45 inches (1.143 m), while the Scottish ell was longer at 37 inches (94 cm). Derived from the Latin 'ulna' (arm), it represented the length from elbow to fingertip plus an extra hand span for cloth merchants.
What is a Pole?
Synonymous with rod and perch, the pole (5.5 yards) was named after actual wooden poles used as measuring sticks in medieval field surveys.
ell to pole Conversion Table
| ell | pole |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ell | 0.00227272727273 pole |
| 0.1 ell | 0.0227272727273 pole |
| 1 ell | 0.227272727273 pole |
| 2 ell | 0.454545454545 pole |
| 3 ell | 0.681818181818 pole |
| 5 ell | 1.13636363636 pole |
| 10 ell | 2.27272727273 pole |
| 20 ell | 4.54545454545 pole |
| 50 ell | 11.3636363636 pole |
| 100 ell | 22.7272727273 pole |
| 1000 ell | 227.272727273 pole |
How to Convert ell to pole
1 ell = 0.22727272727273 pole
1 pole = 4.4 ell
Example: convert 15 ell to pole:
15 × 0.22727272727273 = 3.4090909090909 pole