What is a square rod?

A square rod is an imperial area unit equal to the area of a square with sides one rod (16.5 feet), equivalent to 272.25 square feet.

What defines an acre (US survey)?

The U.S. survey acre equals 43,560 square U.S. survey feet and is slightly larger than the international acre, used mainly in U.S. land surveys.

Why convert square rods to acres (US survey)?

Converting these units helps express small land parcel areas in a standard unit commonly used for U.S. land surveying and legal records.

How to Convert from Square Rod to Acre (US survey) [ac]

Learn how to convert area measurements from square rods to U.S. survey acres using this easy-to-use unit converter. Ideal for land surveying, legal deeds, and cadastral records.

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter transforms area values from square rods to U.S. survey acres, facilitating the interpretation of land parcel sizes in U.S. legal and cadastral contexts.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the area value in square rods into the input field.
Select 'square rod' as the original unit and 'acre (US survey)' as the target unit if needed.
Submit the conversion request to get the area in acres (US survey) instantly.

Key Features

Converts area units specifically from square rods to acre (US survey).
Supports measurements used in U.S. land surveying and legal area descriptions.
Defines units based on established imperial and survey standards.
Offers quick conversion using the exact conversion factor.

Examples

10 square rods equals 0.06249975 acre (US survey).
50 square rods equals 0.31249875 acre (US survey).

Common Use Cases

Describing small land parcels and garden plots in historical land documents.
Interpreting property boundaries and area measurements in old deeds.
Converting traditional imperial land units for legal or historical land evaluation.
Recording parcel sizes in U.S. cadastral and land-survey maps.
Analyzing agricultural land area statistics using U.S. survey foot measures.

Tips & Best Practices

Ensure consistency by using U.S. survey feet when working with acres (US survey).
Avoid mixing international and U.S. survey units to prevent discrepancies.
Use this converter for historical or specialized contexts when square rods are involved.
Check land documents carefully for unit definitions to apply correct conversions.

Limitations

The U.S. survey acre differs slightly from the international acre due to foot definitions.
Square rod is mainly a historical unit and seldom used in modern land area descriptions.
Accuracy depends on consistent use of U.S. survey measurement standards to avoid errors.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a square rod?: A square rod is an imperial area unit equal to the area of a square with sides one rod (16.5 feet), equivalent to 272.25 square feet.
What defines an acre (US survey)?: The U.S. survey acre equals 43,560 square U.S. survey feet and is slightly larger than the international acre, used mainly in U.S. land surveys.
Why convert square rods to acres (US survey)?: Converting these units helps express small land parcel areas in a standard unit commonly used for U.S. land surveying and legal records.

Key Terminology

Square Rod: An imperial area unit equal to a square with sides one rod (16.5 feet), used in older land area measurements.
Acre (US survey): An area unit defined as 43,560 U.S. survey square feet, mainly employed in U.S. land surveying and legal cadastral records.
U.S. Survey Foot: A foot unit defined exactly as 1200/3937 metres, used as the basis for defining the U.S. survey acre.

Quick Knowledge Check

What is the relationship between a square rod and an acre (US survey)?

1 square rod = 0.1 acre (US survey)

1 square rod = 0.006249975 acre (US survey)

1 square rod = 0.5 acre (US survey)

Which unit is primarily used for legal and cadastral land records in the U.S.?

Square rod

Acre (US survey)

Square metre

What does the square rod historically measure?

Length of a rod

Area of a square with sides one rod

Volume of a rod

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