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Length and Distance Converter

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Our length and distance converter tool is simple to use. Just select what you would like to convert from and convert to, enter your value and click the 'Convert!' button. Do you have a question about a unit or conversion? Why not post it in the forum?

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Conversion units currently available in this section:

Angstroms, Astronomical Units, Centimeters, Chains, Decimeters, Dekameters, Fathoms, Feet, Furlongs, Gigameters, Hands, Hectometers, Inches, Kilometers, Light years, Meters, Micrometers, Microns, Miles, Milli-inches, Millimeters, Millimicrons, Nanometers, Nautical Miles, Parsecs, Picas, Points, Statute Miles, Twips, Yards,



Definitions

Angstrom

An ångström or angstrom is a non-SI unit of length that is internationally recognized, equal to 0.1 nanometre (nm). It is sometimes used in expressing the sizes of atoms, lengths of chemical bonds and visible-light spectra, and dimensions of parts of integrated circuits. It is commonly applied in structural biology. Full description is available on Wikipedia.

Astronomical Unit

The astronomical unit (AU or au or a.u. or sometimes ua) is a unit of length that is approximately equal to the distance from the Earth to the Sun. The currently accepted value of the AU is 149,597,870,691 ± 30 metres (nearly 150 million kilometres or 93 million miles). Full description is available on Wikipedia.

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