This calculator allows you to convert from Dekameter to Rod and in a reverse direction. To convert from Dekameter to Rod, enter the amount of Dekameter into the first input and to convert from Rod to Dekameter, enter the amount of Rod into the second input.
Every 1 Dekameter = 1.9883878151595 Rod
and so, 4 Dekameter = 4 multiplied by 1.9883878151595 = 7.953551260638 Rod.
Rod
What is rod?
The rod is a unit used to measure distance. It is an old English unit. Rod is the same length as a perch (pole). perch is measured using cordage or wood.
One rod equals to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres). The idiom "rod" is derived from the old English rodd.
Since 1965, rod has been legalized as a unit of measurement in the united kingdom.
Nowadays, the use of rod is not common but Some fields are still using it such as: