Note: Symbols of SI units, multiples and submultiples are given in parentheses in the right hand column.
	
		
			| Multiply | By | To obtain | 
		
			| LENGTH | 
		
			| centimetre | 0.03280840 | foot | 
		
			| centimetre | 0.3937008 | inch | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| fathom | 1.8288* | metre (m) | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| foot | 0.3048* | metre (m) | 
		
			| foot | 30.48* | centimetre (cm) | 
		
			| foot | 304.8* | millimetre (mm) | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| inch | 0.0254* | metre (m) | 
		
			| inch | 2.54* | centimetre (cm) | 
		
			| inch | 25.4* | millimetre (mm) | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| kilometre | 0.6213712 | mile (US statute) | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| metre | 39.37008 | inch | 
		
			| metre | 0.54680066 | fathom | 
		
			| metre | 3.280840 | foot | 
		
			| metre | 0.1988388 | rod | 
		
			| metre | 1.093613 | yard | 
		
			| metre | 0.0006213712 | mile (US statute) | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| microinch | 0.0254* | micrometre (micron) (um) | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| micrometre (micron) | 39.37008 | microinch | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| mile (US statute) | 1,609.344* | metre (m) | 
		
			| mile (US statute) | 1.609344* | kilometre (km) | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| millimetre | 0.003280840 | foot | 
		
			| millimetre | 0.0397008 | inch | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| rod | 5.0292* | metre (m) | 
		
			| yard | 0.9144* | metre (m) | 
	
	* Where an asterisk is shown, the figure is exact