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Convert Mile to Link (mi to li) instantly with accurate, readable results.
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Mile (mi) — Imperial/US statute mile defined exactly as 1,609.344 meters
Standard for road distances in the US and UK. Historically derived from Roman measures, now metrically fixed for conversion.
- Symbol: mi
- System: Imperial/US customary
- Exact relations: 1 mi = 1,609.344 m = 1.609344 km (exact)
- Other relations: 1 mi = 5,280 ft = 1,760 yd
- Typical examples: highway signage, race distances (marathon ≈ 26.219 mi)
Link - traditional surveying length unit
Link is a historical unit used in land surveying as 1/100 of a Gunter’s chain. Used on cadastral maps, field books, and deeds throughout the English-speaking world.
- Symbols: l, lk, or lnk (varies)
- System: Imperial/US customary (historic surveying)
- Exact relations: 1 link = 1/100 chain = 1/25 rod = 0.66 ft = 7.92 in
- Metric equivalents: 1 link = 0.201168 m (exact); 100 links = 20.1168 m (1 chain)
- Typical examples: parcel frontage like “12 ch 37 lks”; old plats listing sides in chains and links