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Rod (US Survey)

The US survey rod is a unit of length used in U.S. land surveying. It is defined as exactly 16.5 US survey feet, which is slightly longer than the international foot. Since one US survey foot equals approximately 0.3048006096 meters, the US survey rod measures about 5.0292 meters.

The survey rod, also called a pole or perch, is historically significant in the U.S. Public Land Survey System and is used to measure land boundaries and distances.

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  1 US survey rod = 16.5 US survey feet

  
  
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  1 US survey rod ≈ 5.0292 meters

  
  
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  4 US survey rods = 1 US survey chain

  
  
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  40 US survey rods = 1 US survey furlong

  
  

Though the US survey foot and related units are being phased out in favor of international units, the US survey rod still appears in legal land descriptions and older surveying documents.

Ken

A ken is a traditional Japanese unit of length used mainly in architecture and construction. It measures the distance between two pillars in traditional Japanese buildings and is roughly equivalent to 6 Japanese feet (shaku) or about 1.82 meters (approximately 6 feet).

The ken was a standard module in Japanese design, influencing room sizes and proportions in temples, houses, and other structures. Its use helped maintain harmony and consistency in traditional building layouts.

Though largely replaced by the metric system today, the ken remains significant in studying traditional Japanese architecture and cultural heritage.

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  1 ken ≈ 1.82 meters (6 feet)

  
  
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  Based on spacing between structural pillars

  
  
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  Used in traditional Japanese architecture

  
  
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  Important for historical and cultural studies