How to convert rods to links (US survey)
1 rod is equal to 24.99995 links (US survey), and 1 link (us survey) is equal to 0.04000008 rods. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
links (US survey) = rods × 24.99995
links (US survey) = rods ÷ 0.04000008Example: convert 15 rd to li (US): 15 × 24.99995 = 374.99925 li (US).
Rod to Link (US Survey) conversion table
| Rod (rd) | Link (US Survey) (li (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 rd | 0.2499995 li (US) |
| 0.1 rd | 2.499995 li (US) |
| 1 rd | 24.99995 li (US) |
| 2 rd | 49.9999 li (US) |
| 3 rd | 74.99985 li (US) |
| 5 rd | 124.99975 li (US) |
| 10 rd | 249.9995 li (US) |
| 20 rd | 499.999 li (US) |
| 50 rd | 1,249.9975 li (US) |
| 100 rd | 2,499.995 li (US) |
| 250 rd | 6,249.9875 li (US) |
| 500 rd | 12,499.975 li (US) |
| 1,000 rd | 24,999.95 li (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 link (us survey)
The US survey link is one hundredth of a US survey chain, about 0.2011684 m.
Symbol: li (US) · 1 li (US) = 0.2011684023 m · Category: US survey units