How to convert feet (US survey) to picas
1 foot (us survey) is equal to 72.000144 picas, and 1 pica is equal to 0.01388886111 feet (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
picas = feet (US survey) × 72.000144
picas = feet (US survey) ÷ 0.01388886111Example: convert 15 ft (US) to pc: 15 × 72.000144 = 1,080.00216 pc.
Foot (US Survey) to Pica conversion table
| Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) | Pica (pc) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft (US) | 0.72000144 pc |
| 0.1 ft (US) | 7.2000144 pc |
| 1 ft (US) | 72.000144 pc |
| 2 ft (US) | 144.000288 pc |
| 3 ft (US) | 216.000432 pc |
| 5 ft (US) | 360.00072 pc |
| 10 ft (US) | 720.00144 pc |
| 20 ft (US) | 1,440.00288 pc |
| 50 ft (US) | 3,600.0072 pc |
| 100 ft (US) | 7,200.0144 pc |
| 250 ft (US) | 18,000.036 pc |
| 500 ft (US) | 36,000.072 pc |
| 1,000 ft (US) | 72,000.144 pc |
About the foot (us survey)
The US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m), two parts per million longer than the international foot. It was officially retired at the end of 2022 but remains in older land records and state plane coordinates.
Symbol: ft (US) · 1 ft (US) = 0.3048006096 m · Category: US survey units
About the pica
The modern (PostScript) pica is one sixth of an inch (4.233 mm), or 12 points. It's used in typography and page layout for column widths and margins.
Symbol: pc · 1 pc = 0.004233333333 m · Category: Typography