1 Foot = 0.0606060606 Rods. 1 Rod = 16.5 Feet. Foot is an imperial, U.S. customary unit and commonly used in daily life. Historically, it is also one of the oldest units of length since in most ancient systems, they were using parts of human body as a measurement of length. 1 foot is 12 inches and 1/3 of a yard.
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Common Land Survey Measurement Units. Acre - The English acre is a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet, 10 square chains, or 160 square poles. It originates from a plowing area that is 4 poles wide and a furlong (40 poles) long. A square mile is 640 acres. A Scottish acre is 1.27 English acres.
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Arpen measurements vary by locality: 1 Arpent (in LA, MS, AL, FL) = .84625 of an acre. 1 Arpent Square (in LA, MS, AL, FL) = 191.994 feet or 2.909 chains on each side. 1 Arpent (AR and MO) = .8507 of an acre.
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Link (unit) The link (usually abbreviated as l., li. or lnk.), sometimes called a Gunter’s link, is a unit of length formerly used in many English-speaking countries. A link is exactly 66⁄100 of a foot, or exactly 7.92 inches. The unit is based on Gunter's chain, a metal chain 66 feet long with 100 links, that was formerly used in land surveying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_(unit)
Units of Measure. Acre - The (English) acre is a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet, or 10 square chains, or 160 square poles. It derives from a plowing area that is 4 poles wide and a furlong (40 poles) long. A square mile is 640 acres. The Scottish acre is 1.27 English acres.
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Acre - The (English) acre is a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet, or 10 square chains, or 160 square poles. It derives from a plowing area that is 4 poles wide and a furlong (40 poles) long. A square mile is 640 acres. The Scottish acre is 1.27 English acres. The Irish acre is 1.6 English acres.
http://www.clintoncountyohgis.org/units_of_measure.htm
I would recommend that you hire a surveyor to survey any land you are interested in purchasing. If you look at their insurance, labor and time spent, liability, and the use of expensive equipment, several hundred dollars for a survey is a very excellent deal. You couldn't survey your property yourself for less.
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How many miles around the poles?   The circumference of the earth at the equator is 40,075.16 kilometers or 24,901.55 miles. The shorter circumference of the earth over the poles is 40,007.86 kilometers …or 24,859.73 miles. The difference is 67.3 kilometers or 41.82 miles. This shape is known as an ellipsoid or more properly, a geoid (earth-like). 2 people found this useful.
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A Pole is equal to 5.5 yards, 5.0292 metres, 16.5 feet, or 1⁄320 of a statute mile.
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If you did it right, the four angles should total 360 degrees. This is a math rule for any four sided figure. . In a real survey, the instrument would also be used to measure the angle from the last corner (back sight) to any points of interest such as boundary marker, building corner, etc.
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how many feet is a survey pole
The size of survey pole is 16.5 feet. A survey pole is of 16.5 feet.