One point is exactly 7.014590348e-05 rods, so converting points to rods is a single multiplication. Enter any figure and the result appears as you type — the arithmetic runs in your browser, so nothing is sent anywhere.
Sixteen and a half feet, or a quarter of a chain; it survives in old deeds and fence estimating. The DTP point: exactly 1/72 inch, the unit type size is set in.
The mil and the millimetre are not the same thing and are out by a factor of about forty. A mil is one thousandth of an inch — 0.0254 mm — and a spec sheet that quotes film thickness in mils means the small unit. British drawings write the same size as "thou". The tables underneath give both a plain step-by-step lookup and a list of real quantities expressed in rods, so you can sanity-check whether your answer is a plausible size.
The formula
points- The amount you are converting, in points
7.01459034792e-05- The exact number of rods in one point
rods- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in points.
- It is multiplied by 7.01459034792e-05, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in rods, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
A door height: 5760 pt in rods
Take a door height, roughly 5760 pt. The conversion is a single multiplication — 5760 × 7.01459e-05 — giving 0.40404 rd. Because the relationship is proportional, doubling the input doubles the answer to 0.808081 rd.
An Olympic pool: 1.42e+05 pt in rods
An Olympic pool comes to about 1.42e+05 pt. Multiplying by the factor: 1.42e+05 × 7.01459e-05 = 9.96072 rd. Dividing the answer back by 7.01459e-05 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many rods are in one point?
Exactly 7.01459034792e-05. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert points to rods?
rods = points × 7.01459034792e-05. Reversed, points = rods ÷ 7.01459034792e-05, which is the same as multiplying by 14,256.
Which is the bigger unit, the point or the rod?
The rod. One point is only 7.01459e-05 of a rod, so it takes 14,256 points to make one rod.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure length. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a point?
The DTP point: exactly 1/72 inch, the unit type size is set in.
What is a rod?
Sixteen and a half feet, or a quarter of a chain; it survives in old deeds and fence estimating.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Is there a quick way to do pt to rd in my head?
Plenty of people do this in their head: divide by 14,000 instead of using the exact factor 0.000070. At 100 that shortcut gives 0.0071428571 rods, off by 0.0001283 rods or about 1.83%. Fine for a rough estimate, not fine for anything you are cutting to size or dosing.
Points to rods reference tables
| Points | Rods |
|---|---|
| 0.5 pt | 3.5073e-05 rd |
| 1 pt | 7.01459e-05 rd |
| 2 pt | 0.000140292 rd |
| 3 pt | 0.000210438 rd |
| 5 pt | 0.00035073 rd |
| 10 pt | 0.000701459 rd |
| 20 pt | 0.00140292 rd |
| 25 pt | 0.00175365 rd |
| 50 pt | 0.0035073 rd |
| 75 pt | 0.00526094 rd |
| 100 pt | 0.00701459 rd |
| 250 pt | 0.0175365 rd |
| 500 pt | 0.035073 rd |
| 1000 pt | 0.0701459 rd |
| 5000 pt | 0.35073 rd |
Exact factor: 1 point = 7.01459034792e-05 rods.
| Quantity | pt | rd |
|---|---|---|
| A credit card’s long edge | 242.6 pt | 0.01702 rd |
| A door height | 5760 pt | 0.404 rd |
| An Olympic pool | 1.417e+05 pt | 9.942 rd |
| The Eiffel Tower | 9.354e+05 pt | 65.62 rd |
| A marathon | 1.196e+08 pt | 8390 rd |
| Earth’s diameter | 3.612e+10 pt | 2.534e+06 rd |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.