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Convert link [li] to rod [rd]
Please provide values below to Convert link [li] to rod [rd], or vice versa.
What is a Surveyor's Link?
A link equals 7.92 inches (20.12 cm) or 1/100 of a surveyor's chain. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, this unit became fundamental in American land division, where 100 links made 1 chain and 10 chains defined an acre's width.
What is a Rod?
The rod (5.5 yards or 5.0292 m) was used in field measurement across Europe. Also called a perch or pole, 40 rods made a furlong in traditional English units.
link [li] to rod [rd] Conversion Table
| link [li] | rod [rd] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link [li] | 0.0004 rod [rd] |
| 0.1 link [li] | 0.004 rod [rd] |
| 1 link [li] | 0.04 rod [rd] |
| 2 link [li] | 0.08 rod [rd] |
| 3 link [li] | 0.12 rod [rd] |
| 5 link [li] | 0.2 rod [rd] |
| 10 link [li] | 0.4 rod [rd] |
| 20 link [li] | 0.8 rod [rd] |
| 50 link [li] | 2 rod [rd] |
| 100 link [li] | 4 rod [rd] |
| 1000 link [li] | 40 rod [rd] |
How to Convert link [li] to rod [rd]
1 link [li] = 0.04 rod [rd]
1 rod [rd] = 25 link [li]
Example: convert 15 link [li] to rod [rd]:
15 × 0.04 = 0.6 rod [rd]