Convert US Survey Foot to Kiloyard
Convert us survey feet to kiloyards instantly. 1 us survey foot = 0.000333334 kiloyard — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the Kiloyard to US Survey Foot converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
US Survey Foot
The US Survey Foot is a legacy unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters (approximately 0.3048006 m). It differs from the modern international foot by about 2 parts per million.
Established in the United States by the Mendenhall Order of 1893, which defined the foot in terms of the meter as 1200/3937 m. The US continued using this value for surveying even after the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement standardized the international foot at exactly 0.3048 m.
Used in US land surveying, geodetic measurements, state plane coordinate systems, and legal land descriptions. The US Survey Foot was officially deprecated by NIST and NOAA effective December 31, 2022, with the international foot becoming the sole US standard. Legacy data and recorded land surveys still reference it.
Mendenhall Order of 1893 defined the foot as 1200/3937 m; persisted in US surveying after 1959; officially deprecated by NIST/NOAA as of December 31, 2022.
Kiloyard
A kiloyard is an Imperial unit of length equal to 1,000 yards (914.4 m). It is rarely used in everyday measurement but appears in some technical and military contexts.
The kiloyard combines the metric-style prefix kilo- (Greek chilioi, thousand) with the yard. Standardised via the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement.
Kiloyards appear in some artillery and military range specifications, sport-shooting long-range competitions, and certain industrial applications. Less common than the mile for most distances.
Modern usage; standardised through the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement.
US Survey Foot to Kiloyard conversion formula
Note: this conversion uses a generally accepted modern value. Historical and regional definitions of this unit varied across times and places.
The relationship between us survey feet and kiloyards:
To convert us survey feet to kiloyards, multiply the value in us survey feet by 0.000333334. To reverse, multiply kiloyards by 2999.994.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in kiloyards updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the Kiloyard to US Survey Foot converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert us survey feet to kiloyards
- Write down the value in us survey feet (sft).
- Multiply that value by the factor 0.000333334.
- The product is the equivalent value in kiloyards (kyd).
- To reverse, multiply the kiloyard value by 2999.994.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 sft to kyd:
1 × 0.000333334 = 0.000333334 kyd
Example 2 — Convert 100 sft to kyd:
100 × 0.000333334 = 0.0333334 kyd
Real-world example — Maritime depth conversion
A 10-us survey foot sounding depth converts cleanly into kiloyards. Recreational divers and sailors translate between the two units whenever they read legacy charts against modern depth-sounder displays.
10 sft × 0.000333334 = 0.00333334 kyd
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 sft × 0.000333334 = 0.000333334 kyd
Real-world example — Adult height conversion
A 1.8-us survey foot-tall person measures a value in kiloyards that converts the height to the unit favoured by American forms, schools, or driver's licences. This is daily routine for anyone living between metric and imperial systems.
1.8 sft × 0.000333334 = 0.0006000012 kyd
US Survey Foot to Kiloyard conversion table
Standard reference values for converting us survey feet to kiloyards:
| US Survey Foot [sft] | Kiloyard [kyd] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 3.33334e-6 |
| 0.1 | 3.33334e-5 |
| 1 | 0.000333334 |
| 2 | 0.000666668 |
| 3 | 0.001000002 |
| 4 | 0.001333336 |
| 5 | 0.00166667 |
| 10 | 0.00333334 |
| 20 | 0.00666668 |
| 30 | 0.01000002 |
| 40 | 0.01333336 |
| 50 | 0.0166667 |
| 100 | 0.0333334 |
| 500 | 0.166667 |
| 1000 | 0.333334 |
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 sft = 0.000333334 kyd) 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 Hydrographic Organization — Resolution on the Nautical Mile
International authority that standardised the nautical mile at exactly 1852 m in 1929 — the value adopted worldwide for sea and air navigation.