Convert Foot to Pole
Convert feet to poles instantly. 1 foot = 0.0606060606 pole — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the Pole to Foot converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
Foot
A foot is an Imperial and US customary unit of length equal to 12 inches or exactly 0.3048 meters. It is the most commonly used unit of length in everyday measurement in the United States.
The foot's origin is literally the length of a human foot, used as a measurement standard since antiquity. The English foot was standardized at various points in history; the modern international foot (0.3048 m exactly) was fixed by the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement.
Feet are used in the US for body height, building dimensions, room sizes, road sign clearances, aviation altitude (feet above sea level), and most everyday distance estimation. The UK uses feet informally for height despite officially being metric.
Used since antiquity; standardized to 0.3048 m exactly by the International Yard and Pound Agreement of 1959. Aviation worldwide uses feet for altitude despite metric adoption elsewhere.
Pole
A pole is an Imperial unit of length identical to the rod and perch — 16.5 feet (about 5.03 m). The names are regional and historical variants for the same measurement.
The pole derives from medieval English land-surveying. The name comes from the physical wooden pole used by surveyors to lay out the unit on the ground.
Poles appear in historical land records, particularly older US public-land surveys. Functionally identical to rod and perch in all calculations.
Medieval English surveying origin; identical to the rod since 1620; became exact via the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement.
Foot to Pole conversion formula
The relationship between feet and poles:
To convert feet to poles, multiply the value in feet by 0.0606060606. To reverse, multiply poles by 16.5.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in poles updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the Pole to Foot converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert feet to poles
- Write down the value in feet (ft).
- Multiply that value by the factor 0.0606060606.
- The product is the equivalent value in poles (pole).
- To reverse, multiply the pole value by 16.5.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 ft to pole:
1 × 0.0606060606 = 0.0606060606 pole
Example 2 — Convert 100 ft to pole:
100 × 0.0606060606 = 6.0606060606 pole
Real-world example — Fabric purchase length
Two feet of fabric equals a value in poles essential for tailors and textile buyers sourcing material from international suppliers that quote in different units.
2 ft × 0.0606060606 = 0.1212121212 pole
Real-world example — Maritime depth conversion
A 10-foot sounding depth converts cleanly into poles. Recreational divers and sailors translate between the two units whenever they read legacy charts against modern depth-sounder displays.
10 ft × 0.0606060606 = 0.6060606061 pole
Real-world example — Reference scenario in case of fallback
Conversion between human-scale length units is the everyday workflow of architecture, athletics, and apparel design — three of the most common contexts that span metric and imperial systems.
1 ft × 0.0606060606 = 0.0606060606 pole
Foot to Pole conversion table
Standard reference values for converting feet to poles:
| Foot [ft] | Pole [pole] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0006060606 |
| 0.1 | 0.0060606061 |
| 1 | 0.0606060606 |
| 2 | 0.1212121212 |
| 3 | 0.1818181818 |
| 4 | 0.2424242424 |
| 5 | 0.303030303 |
| 10 | 0.6060606061 |
| 20 | 1.2121212121 |
| 30 | 1.8181818182 |
| 40 | 2.4242424242 |
| 50 | 3.0303030303 |
| 100 | 6.0606060606 |
| 500 | 30.303030303 |
| 1000 | 60.6060606061 |
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 ft = 0.0606060606 pole) verified against the following authoritative sources:
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure 9th ed.)
Official BIPM publication defining the seven SI base units (including the meter) and the rules for their use. The global authority on units of measurement.
- NIST — Guide to the SI
US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference covering the SI base and derived units with definitions and usage rules for US technical practice.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
Detailed NIST guide covering exact conversion factors between SI and US customary units along with formatting and rounding conventions.
- NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and pound (Federal Register 1959)
The treaty (signed by US
- International Astronomical Union — System of Astronomical Constants
The IAU defines astronomical units including the AU (149597870700 m exactly) light-year and parsec used in astronomy and astrophysics.