How to convert rods to feet (US survey)
1 rod is equal to 16.499967 feet (US survey), and 1 foot (us survey) is equal to 0.06060618182 rods. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
feet (US survey) = rods × 16.499967
feet (US survey) = rods ÷ 0.06060618182Example: convert 15 rd to ft (US): 15 × 16.499967 = 247.499505 ft (US).
Rod to Foot (US Survey) conversion table
| Rod (rd) | Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 rd | 0.16499967 ft (US) |
| 0.1 rd | 1.6499967 ft (US) |
| 1 rd | 16.499967 ft (US) |
| 2 rd | 32.999934 ft (US) |
| 3 rd | 49.499901 ft (US) |
| 5 rd | 82.499835 ft (US) |
| 10 rd | 164.99967 ft (US) |
| 20 rd | 329.99934 ft (US) |
| 50 rd | 824.99835 ft (US) |
| 100 rd | 1,649.9967 ft (US) |
| 250 rd | 4,124.99175 ft (US) |
| 500 rd | 8,249.9835 ft (US) |
| 1,000 rd | 16,499.967 ft (US) |
About the rod
The rod is 16.5 feet (5.0292 m), or a quarter of a chain. It was used in land surveying and is still used to measure canoe portages.
Symbol: rd · 1 rd = 5.0292 m · Category: Imperial & US customary
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