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yd - Yard. 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.

yard to kilometer (km)
yard to meter (m)
yard to centimeter (cm)
yard 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.

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

Units: mile (mi) / / 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.

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

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

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

yard to cubit
yard to span
yard to handbreadth
yard 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.

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

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

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

yard to mile
yard to verst
yard to mezhevaya verst
yard to kosaya sazhen
yard to sazhen
yard to makhovaya sazhen
yard to arshin
yard to ell
yard to foot
yard to pyad
yard to vershok
yard to inch
yard 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.

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

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

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Old Austrian

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

yard to meile
yard to ruthe
yard to klafner
yard to fuss
yard to zoll
yard to linie
yard 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.

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