Convert 1000 Rod to Light year: 1000 Rod in Light year
This calculator allows you to convert from Rod to Light year and in a reverse direction. To convert from Rod to Light year, enter the amount of Rod into the first input and to convert from Light year to Rod, enter the amount of Light year into the second input.
Every 1 Rod = 5.3158685944769E-16 Light year
and so, 1000 Rod = 1000 multiplied by 5.3158685944769E-16 = 5.3158685944769E-13 Light year.
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: