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Square Rod (US Survey)

A square rod (US survey) is a unit of area based on the US survey foot and rod, used primarily in land surveying in the United States.

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  1 US survey rod = 16.5 US survey feet (exactly 16.5 feet)

  
  
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  1 square rod (US survey) = 16.5 ft × 16.5 ft = 272.25 square feet ≈ 25.2929 m²

  
  

The US survey square rod is slightly different in exact length than the international measurement due to the foot definition but is essentially used the same way for land measurement.

Square Pole

A square pole is another name for a square rod or square perch, a traditional unit of area used in land measurement.

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  1 pole (rod) = 16.5 feet

  
  
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  1 square pole = 16.5 ft × 16.5 ft = 272.25 square feet ≈ 25.29 square meters

  
  
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  160 square poles = 1 acre

  
  

Square poles have historically been used in surveying and describing land parcels.