Convert foot (US survey) to hectometer
Please provide values below to convert foot (US survey) [ft (US)] to hectometer [hm], or Convert hectometer to foot (US survey).
How to Convert Foot (Us Survey) to Hectometer
1 ft (US) = 0.003048006096 hm
Example: convert 15 ft (US) to hm:
15 ft (US) = 15 × 0.003048006096 hm = 0.04572009144 hm
Foot (Us Survey) to Hectometer Conversion Table
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Foot (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey foot was a unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was used for land surveying in the United States for most of the 20th century. Its use was officially phased out in 2022 to standardize with the international foot.
Current Use
The U.S. survey foot is now an obsolete unit.
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.