Acre to Square rod Unit Converter - 1 Acre in Square rod
This calculator allows you to convert from Acre to Square rod and in a reverse direction. To convert from Acre to Square rod, enter the amount of Acre into the first input and to convert from Square rod to Acre, enter the amount of Square rod into the second input.
1 Acre = 160 Square rod
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How to convert from Acre to Square rod?
To convert Acre to Square rod: Every 1 Acre equals 160 Square rod. For example, 100 Acre equal 100 * 160 = 16000 Square rod and so on..
During middle ages, acre was first introduced but it's definition was not clear. It was defined as the amount of land plowed in one day by one man and an ox. No doubt that this definition can't be longer used as oxen don't work with the same rate.
Nowadays, Acre is a unit of area used commonly for measuring tracts of land which equals 43,560 square feet. We can say that the area of New York City is approximately 300,000 acres.
Acre can measure any area- rectangles, circles or even hexagons- regardless of it's shape.
The commercial acre is another acre which is used to measure roads and alleyways.
United Sates is using another acre to measure roads and alleyways, it is called the commercial acre. It is approximately 82.6 percent of an international acre(36,000 square feet).