What Is This Tool?
This converter lets you transform land area values from the U.S. survey acre to the traditional British unit, the rood. It is helpful for interpreting land records, property deeds, and survey data involving these specific units used in the U.S. and UK historical contexts.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the area value in acre (US survey) units.
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Select rood as the target unit for conversion.
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Click the convert button to get the area in roods.
Key Features
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Converts area values from acre (US survey) to rood accurately using established conversion factors.
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Supports use in interpreting historical and legal land boundary measurements.
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Browser-based and easy to use with no installation required.
Examples
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2 acres (US survey) equals 8.000032 roods.
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0.5 acre (US survey) is converted to 2.000008 roods.
Common Use Cases
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Describing parcel sizes in U.S. property deeds and legal boundary descriptions.
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Reading or converting areas on historical UK maps where roods were used.
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Interpreting legacy land measurement data for redevelopment projects.
Tips & Best Practices
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Double-check the selected units before conversion to ensure accuracy.
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Use this tool for legal, historical, or survey-related contexts where these units appear.
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Be mindful of differences between the U.S. survey foot and the international foot when comparing data.
Limitations
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The U.S. survey acre slightly differs from the international acre due to foot definition discrepancies.
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The rood is a historical unit not standardized in the SI system, causing possible inconsistencies.
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Small rounding differences may occur because of exact conversion factor precision.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the difference between a US survey acre and a regular acre?
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A US survey acre uses the US survey foot for measurement, making it very slightly larger than the international acre.
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Why is the rood not commonly used today?
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The rood is mainly a historical British unit and is not part of the modern SI system, so it is rarely used in contemporary measurements.
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Can this tool be used for legal land deeds?
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Yes, especially for interpreting and converting land measurements involving US survey acres and roods in property deeds.
Key Terminology
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Acre (US survey)
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A land area unit equal to 43,560 square U.S. survey feet, slightly larger than the international acre, used mainly in U.S. land surveying and legal records.
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Rood
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A traditional British area unit equal to one quarter of an acre, mainly of historical use in land measurement.