5.4 nautical miles or 6.21 statute miles.
1 kilometer 0.621 statute mile or nearly 5/8 mile.
1 hectometer 109.4 yards.
1 decameter 1.988 rods.
1 meter 39.37 inches or about 1 yard 3 inches.
1 decimeter 3.937 inches.
1 centimeter 0.3937 inch.
1 millimeter 0.03937 inch.
1 hectare 2.471 acres.
1 are 119.6 square yards.
1 centiare (square meter) 10.764 square feet.
1 decastere 13 cubic yards or about 2-3/4 cords.
1 stere (cubic meter) 1.308 cubic yards or 35.3 cubic feet.
1 decistere 3-1/2 cubic feet.
1 hectoliter 26.4 gallons.
1 decaliter Little more than 2 gallons 5 pints.
1 liter 1 quart 1/2 gill.
1 deciliter 0.845 gill.
1 millier 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois.
1 kilogram Little more than 2 pounds 3 ounces.
1 hectogram Little more than 3 ounces 8 drams.
1 decagram 154.32 grains troy.
1 gram 15.43234 grains.
1 decigram 1.543234 grains.
1 centigram 0.154323 grains.
1 milligram 0.015432 grains.
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ABBREVIATION
This is the style of The News on abbreviating the names of states and
territories:
Ala.
Alaska
Ariz.
Ark.
Calif.
Colo.
Conn.
D. C.
Ga.
Fla.
Ida.
Ill.
Ind.
Ia.
Kan.
Ky.
La.
Me.
Mass.
Md.
Mich.
Minn.
Miss.
Mo.
Mont.
N. C.
N. D.
Neb.
Nev.
N. H.
N. J.
N. M.
N. Y.
O.
Okla.
Ore.
Pa.
P. I. (Philippine Islands)
P. R. (Porto Rico)
R. I.
S. C.
S. D.
Tenn.
Tex.
T. H. (Territory of Hawaii)
Utah
Va.
Vt.
Wash.
Wis.
W. Va.
Wyo.
Do not abbreviate _Port_ to _Pt._
Abbreviate _Fort_ to _Ft._, whether a city or a post.
Abbreviate _Mount_ to _Mt._ in names like Mt. Ve
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