U.S. Length Measurements

This lesson covers some of the larger U.S. length units including:

  • foot
  • yard=3 feet
  • eighth mile = 220 yards = 660 feet
  • quarter mile = 440 yards = 1320 feet
  • half mile = 880 yards = 2640 feet
  • mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet

There are other length units such as rods, chains, leagues, nautical miles, hands, etc. but they are used only for specialized areas or measurements.







Converting between U.S. Length Units