Britische (und amerikanische) Längenmaße

1 line (GB) = 1/10 in bzw. 1/12 in
1 line (USA) = 1/40 in		 = 2,54 mm bzw. ca. 2,1167 mm
= 0,635 mm
1 barley corn (Gerstenkorn) = 1/3 in = ca. 0,8467 cm
1 inch (in; Zoll) = 40 lines (USA) = 3 barley corn = 2,54 cm
USA: 1 hand (Hand) = 4 inches = 10,16 cm
1 foot (ft; Fuß) = 12 inches = 30,48 cm
1 yard (yd; Elle) = 3 feet = 91,44 cm
1 (statute) mile (stat m) = 1760 yards = 1,609344 km
1 (statute) league = 3 miles = 4,828032 km

in der Vermessung

1 link (li; Kettenglied) = 20,1168 cm
1 rod (rd; perch; pole; Rute, Meßlatte) = 25 links = 5,5 yards = 5,0292 m
1 chain (ch; Kette; GB: Gunter's chain)= 100 links = 4 rods = 22 yards
1 engineer's chain (USA; Ingenieur-Kette) = 100 feet		 = 20,1168 m
= 30,48 m
1 furlong (fur; Furche lang) = 10 chains = 220 yards = 201,168 m

Nautische Maße

GB und USA: 1 fathom (fath) = 6 ft = 72 in
International: 1 fathom (Faden) = 1/1000 sm		 = 1,8288 m
= 1,852 m
GB: 1 cable length (Kabellänge) = 608 ft
USA: 1 cable length (Kabellänge) = 720 ft = 120 fath
International: 1 cable length (Kabellänge) = 100 Faden = 1/10 sm		 = 185,3184 m
= 219,456 m
= 185,2 m
International: 1 nautical mile (mi naut; Seemeile; sm) = 10 Kabellängen
GB: 1 (imperial) nautical mile bzw. admiralty mile = 10 Kabellängen (GB) = 6080 ft		 = 1852 m
= 1853,184 m
GB: 1 (imperial) nautical league = 3 imperial nautical miles
USA: 1 nautical league = 3 internationale Seemeilen		 = 5559,552 m
= 5556 m

Astronomie

1 Lichtjahr = 9.460.500.000.000 km