Measurements

U.S. Cooking Measurement Equivalents A few grains/pinch/dash, etc. (dry) = Less than 1/8 tsp A dash (liquid) = A few drops 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon 1/2 tablespoon = 1-1/2 teaspoons 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup 5-1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup 8 tablespoons = 4 fluid ounces 10-2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup 12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup 16 tablespoons = 1 cup 16 tablespoons = 8 fluid ounces 1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons 1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons 1/4 cup = 2 fluid ounces 1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon 1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons 1 cup = 16 tablespoons 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces 1 cup = 1/2 pint 2 cups = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts (liquid) = 1 gallon 8 quarts (dry) = 1 peck 4 pecks (dry) = 1 bushel 1 kilogram = approximately 2 pounds 1 liter = approximately 4 cups or 1 quart

Unit Equivalent Measurements Inch (in, U.S.) There are 12 inches in a foot and 36 inches in a yard. 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters. Foot (ft, U.S.) There are 12 inches in a foot and 3 feet in a yard. One foot = 30.48 centimeters = 0.3048 meters. Yard (yd, U.S.) There are 3 feet = 36 inches in a yard. A yard is roughly equivalent to a meter: one yard = 0.9144 meters. Fathom (fath, U.S.) There are 6 feet = 2 yards in a fathom. Used almost exclusively as a nautical term for ocean depth at the average lowest tide. Rod (rd, U.S.) Generally obsolete. A unit of length equal to 16.5 feet. Furlong (fur., U.S.) Traditionally used only in horse racing. A unit of length equal to 660 feet = 201.168 meters. There are 8 furlongs in a mile. Mile (mi, U.S.) There are 5,280 feet in a mile, also called a statute, survey, international or land mile. One mile = 1.609344 kilometers = 1,609.344 meters. Caution: The nautical mile is 1.151 statute miles = 1.852 kilometers. Nautical Mile (naut mi) Also called the international nautical mile; do not confuse with international mile. There are 6,076.1155 feet in a nautical mile. 1 nautical mile = 1.15078 statute miles = 1.852 kilometers = 1,852 meters. League (U.S.) Generally obsolete. There are 3 statute miles in one league, however there are many different definitions that vary from ~2.4 to 4.6 miles per league depending on the period in history and country. A marine league is 3 nautical miles. Picometer (pm, metric) The prefix "pico" means 1 x 10-12, so one picometer = 0.000000000001 meters. Alternatively, 1 meter contains 1,000,000,000,000 picometers. The bond distances between atoms are generally in the range of 100 to 300 pm. Angstrom (Å, metric) An Angstrom = 1 x 10-10 meters. 1 Angstrom = 100 pm = 0.1 nm. The bond distances between atoms are generally in the range of 1 to 3 Angstroms. Nanometer (nm, metric) The prefix "nano" means 1 x 10-9, so one nanometer = 0.000000001 meters. Alternatively, 1 meter contains 1,000,000,000 nanometers. Visible light contains wavelengths from roughly 300 to 800 nm. Micometer (μm, metric) Also known a micron. The prefix "micro" means 1 x 10-6, so one micrometer = 0.000001 meters. Alternatively, 1 meter contains 1,000,000 micrometers. 1 micrometer = 10,000 Angstroms = 0.001 millimeters = 0.0000394 inches. Human hair is roughly 50 microns in diameter. Millimeter (mm, metric) The prefix "milli" means 1/1000, so one millimeter = 0.001 meters. Alternatively, 1 meter contains 1000 millimeters. 1 millimeter = 0.1 cm = 0.0394 inches. Centimeter (cm, metric) The prefix "centi" means 1/100, so one centimeter = 0.01 meters. Alternatively, 1 meter contains 100 cm. 1 cm = 10 mm = 0.3937 inches. Meter (m, metric) Currently defined as the length of 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of 86Kr in a vacuum, one meter contains 100 cm = 1000 mm. There are 1000 m in a kilometer. One meter = 39.37 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards. Kilometer (km, metric) The prefix "kilo" means 1000, so one kilometer = 1,000 meters. 1 kilometer = 3,280.84 feet = 1,093.6 yards = 0.6214 miles. Astronomical Unit (au) An astronomical unit is defined as the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun. 1 au = 149,597,870 kilometers = approximately 92.95 million miles. Light Year (ly) A unit of distance that would be traversed in a period of one year by an object moving at the speed of light in a vacuum (300,000,000 meters per second). One light year = 63,239.7 astronomical units = 0.3066 parsecs = 5.88 x 1012 miles. The nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, is 4.3 light years from ours. Parsec (par) A unit of distance equal to the distance from the sun to a point having a heliocentric (sun-centered) parallax of one second (second as an angle, not a time unit). 1 parsec = 3.26164 light years. If you find this term on an MSDS, you really aren't from around here, are you?

Fitness walking paces and distances. A kilometer is 0.62 miles, 3281.5 feet, or 1000 meters. A mile is 1.61 kilometers or 5280 feet. These charts will help you to translate walking event distances into time, kilometers and miles at various fitness-walking paces. A racewalking pace will be much faster than the listed paces, they are in their own categories.