Meile. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old German (Prussian)

Meile. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

meile to kilometer (km)
meile to meter (m)
meile to centimeter (cm)
meile to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

meile to mile (mi)
meile to yard (yd)
meile to foot (ft)
meile to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

meile to iteru (river measure)
meile to knet (rod of cord)
meile to nbiw (pole)
meile to meh niswt (royal cubit)
meile to meh nedjes (short cubit)
meile to remen
meile to djeser, bu
meile to pedj-aa (large span)
meile to pedj-sheser (small span)
meile to amem (fist)
meile to deret (hand)
meile to shesep (palm)
meile to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

meile to schoinos (σχοινός)
meile to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
meile to dolichos (δόλιχος)
meile to milion (μίλιον)
meile to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
meile to diaulos (δίαυλος)
meile to στάδιον, stadion
meile to stadium olympic
meile to stadium attic
meile to stadium ptolemey
meile to plethron (πλέθρον)
meile to hamma (ἅμμα)
meile to dekapous (δεκάπους)
meile to akaina (ἄκαινα)
meile to kalamos (κάλαμος)
meile to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
meile to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
meile to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
meile to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
meile to pygōn (πυγών)
meile to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
meile to pous (πούς, foot)
meile to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
meile to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
meile to lichas (λιχάς)
meile to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
meile to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
meile to dōron (δῶρον)
meile to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
meile to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
meile to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

meile to schœnus (rush rope)
meile to leuga (league)
meile to mille passus (mile)
meile to stadium (stade, furlong)
meile to actus
meile to decempeda
meile to pertica (perch)
meile to passus (pace)
meile to pes sestertius
meile to gradus (step)
meile to cubitus (cubit)
meile to palmipes
meile to pes (foot)
meile to palmus major (palm length)
meile to palmus (palm width)
meile to uncia (inch)
meile to pollex (thumb)
meile to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

meile to cubit
meile to span
meile to handbreadth
meile to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

meile to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
meile to legua marina (nautical)
meile to legua
meile to milla marina (nautical)
meile to milla
meile to cuerda of Valencia
meile to cuerda
meile to estadal
meile to braza
meile to paso
meile to vara
meile to codo de ribera
meile to codo
meile to pie
meile to palmo
meile to coto
meile to pulgada
meile to linea
meile to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

meile to braça
meile to toesa
meile to passo geométrico
meile to vara
meile to côvado
meile to pé
meile to palmo de craveira
meile to polegada
meile to linha
meile to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

meile to lieue commune
meile to lieue marine
meile to lieue de post
meile to lieue metrique
meile to arpent
meile to perche
meile to toise
meile to pied [foot]
meile to pouce [inch]
meile to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

meile to mile
meile to verst
meile to mezhevaya verst
meile to kosaya sazhen
meile to sazhen
meile to makhovaya sazhen
meile to arshin
meile to ell
meile to foot
meile to pyad
meile to vershok
meile to inch
meile to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

meile to ruthe
meile to elle
meile to fuss
meile to zoll
meile to linie

Units: / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

meile to meile
meile to ruthe
meile to klafner
meile to fuss
meile to zoll
meile to linie
meile to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

meile to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
meile to mil (mile)
meile to fjärdingsväg
meile to rev before 1855
meile to rev after 1855
meile to stång
meile to famn (fanthom)
meile to aln (forealrm)
meile to fot (foot)
meile to kvarter
meile to tvärhand (hand)
meile to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
meile to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
meile to linje (line) before 1855
meile to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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