Convert mile (US survey) to hectometer
Please provide values below to convert mile (US survey) [mi (survey)] to hectometer [hm], or Convert hectometer to mile (US survey).
How to Convert Mile (Us Survey) to Hectometer
1 mi (survey) = 16.093472186944 hm
Example: convert 15 mi (survey) to hm:
15 mi (survey) = 15 × 16.093472186944 hm = 241.40208280416 hm
Mile (Us Survey) to Hectometer Conversion Table
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Mile (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey mile is a unit of length equal to 5,280 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was defined such that 1 meter is exactly 39.37 inches. This made the U.S. survey mile slightly longer than the international mile. The use of the survey foot was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey mile was used for land surveying in the United States.
Hectometer
A hectometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 100 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "hecto-" from the Greek "hekaton" meaning hundred, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The hectometer is not a widely used unit of length in English-speaking countries. It is sometimes used in surveying and for marking distances on highways in some countries.