Metric & English

Conversion Units

1.	12 inches = 1 foot

2.	3 feet = 1 yard

3.	5,280 ft = 1 mile

4.	1 mile = 1.61 km

5.	1 kilometer (km) = 3,281 ft

6.	1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 miles

7.	1 millimeter (mm) = 0.039 inch

8.	1 inch = 2.54 centimeter (cm)

9.	1 cm = 0.3937 inches

10.	1 yard = 0.914 meter (m)

11.	1 cm = 0.01 meter

12.	1 meter = 39.37 in

13.	1 meter = 3.28 ft

14.	1 meter = 0.00062 mile

15.	1 degree = 60 minutes

16.	1 minute = 60 seconds

Topographic Map Scales:

1.	1: 15,000 meters scale (often used for orienteering)

2.	1: 24,000 scale; 7.5-minute USGS map

3.	1: 25,000 meters scale