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Vara Castellana

The vara castellana is a traditional Spanish unit of length that was widely used in Spain and its former colonies. It is roughly equivalent to 0.8359 meters (about 32.9 inches).

The vara castellana was commonly used in land measurement, construction, and textiles. Its length could vary slightly by region and time, but the standardized vara castellana became an important reference for legal and commercial measurements.

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  1 vara castellana ≈ 0.8359 meters (32.9 inches)

  
  
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  Used extensively in Spain and Spanish America

  
  
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  Common in land surveying, building, and textile measurement

  
  
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  Predecessor to modern metric units in Spanish-speaking countries

  
  

Though largely replaced by the metric system, the vara castellana remains relevant in historical documents and land records.

Hectometer

A hectometer (hm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 meters. It is larger than a meter but smaller than a kilometer. While it is part of the official metric system, the hectometer is rarely used in daily life or science. For example, a running track is 400 meters long, which is 4 hectometers. The symbol for hectometer is "hm". Although not commonly seen, it can be useful for measuring medium-range distances, especially when kilometers feel too large and meters too small.