Scale converter

This converter allows to transform measured lengths on maps and scaled drawings to lengths in reality. Conversions vice versa are also possible.

Usage: When the scale of your map or drawing is known, just enter it into the darker field on top. For example type "50000" into the field for a scale of 1:50000. Afterwards you may type lengths on the map or in reality in different units into the corresponding lighter field. Click on any empty space of the window or on the "calculate" button, and the other values will be calculated.

Examples: By which length a distance of 23 km is displayed on a map with a scale of 1:50000 ? At first, type "50000" into the darker field on top and, afterwards, type "23" into the km-field in the right column. After a click on any empty space of the window or on the "calculate" button, you may read the result in the left column (46 cm or 18.11 in).

- Large and small numbers are written exponentially. As example 2.3e5 = 2.3⋅10 5 = 230000 or 4.5e-5 = 4.5⋅10 -5 = 0.000045.

- There is no warranty for the conversion. Cactus2000 is not responsible for damage of any kind caused by wrong results.

- Please send an email if you have suggestions or if you would like to see more conversions to be included.

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