Convert metres to Rod/Perch/Pole
Western Europe · Historical Length · historical · colonial
Historically reconstructed The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative.
1 metre = 0.198839 Rod/Perch/Pole
Rod/Perch/Pole = metres × 0.19883878
Convert any amount
metres to Rod/Perch/Pole table
| metres | Rod/Perch/Pole |
|---|---|
| 0.25 metres | 0.0497097 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 0.5 metres | 0.0994194 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 1 metre | 0.198839 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 2 metres | 0.397678 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 3 metres | 0.596516 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 4 metres | 0.795355 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 5 metres | 0.994194 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 10 metres | 1.98839 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 20 metres | 3.97678 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 25 metres | 4.97097 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 50 metres | 9.94194 Rod/Perch/Pole |
| 100 metres | 19.8839 Rod/Perch/Pole |
About the Rod/Perch/Pole
1 Rod = 16.5 feet = 5.03m.
- Symbol
- rod
- Value in SI
- 1 Rod/Perch/Pole = 5.0292 metre
- Typical use
- surveying
- Source
- UnitConvertLab measurement atlas
Every atlas conversion routes through the SI metre. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.
Related units and variant risk
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Frequently asked
How many Rod/Perch/Pole are in a metre?
1 metre = 0.198839 Rod/Perch/Pole. Multiply the number of metres by 0.19883878 to get Rod/Perch/Pole.
What is Rod/Perch/Pole used for?
1 Rod = 16.5 feet = 5.03m. It is classified as historical and dates from the colonial period.
Is the Rod/Perch/Pole value exact?
Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI metre, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.
How reliable is this Rod/Perch/Pole conversion?
Historically reconstructed — The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative. Source: UnitConvertLab measurement atlas.
Cite this page
UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert metres to Rod/Perch/Pole. UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/meter-to-rod
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