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Engelse en amerikaanse maten en eenheden

Lengte maten
1 inch (in.) = 2,54 cm
1 foot (ft.) = 12 inches = 30,48 cm
1 yard (yd.) = 3 feet = 91,44 cm
1 mile = 1760 yards = 1609 m
1 nautical mile = 1852,3 m (ook wel sea mile genoemd)
 
Oppervlakte maten
1 square inch (sq.in.) = 6,4516 cm2
1 square foot (sq.ft.) = 144 sq.in. = 929,0341 cm2
1 square yard (sq.yd.) = 9 sq.ft. = 0,8361 m2
1 acre = (4840 sq.yd.) = 40,469 are = 0,405 hectare
1 square mile (640 acres) = 2,590 km2 = 259,0 hectare
 
Volume maten
1 cubic inch (cb.in.) = 16,386 cm3
1 cubic foot (cb.ft.) = 0,02832 m3
1 cubic yard (cb.yd.) = 0,7645 m3
1 registerton = 100 cubic feet = 2,8317 m3
 
Inhoudsmaten
EngelsAmerikaans
1 gill = 5 fluid ounces = 0,142 l1 fl. ounce = 0,2957 dl
1 pint (4gills) = 0,568 l1 gill = 4 fl. ounces = 0,1183 l
1 quart (2 pints) = 1,137 l1 fl. pint = 4 gills = 0,4731 l
1 gallon (4 quarts) = 4,546 l1 fl. quart = 2 fl. pints = 0,9463 l
1 bushel (8 gallons) = 36,368 l1 gallon (4 fl. quarts) = 3,7853 l
1 quarter (8 bushels) = 290,781 l1 bushel = 35,239 l
 1 barrel (oil) = 158,98 l
 
Gewichten
EngelsAmerikaans
1 ounce (oz.) = drams = 28,35 g1 ounce (oz) = 28,35 g
1 pound (lb.) = 16 oz. = 453,593 g1 pound (lb.) = 16 oz = 453,593 g
1 stone = 14 lb = 6,350 kg1 US quarter = 25 lb = 11,3398 kg
1 quarter (qr) = 28 lb = 12,700 kg1 US cwt = 4 qr = 45,3592 kg
1 hundredweight (cwt) = 4qr = 50,8024 kg1 short ton = 20 cwt = 907,180 kg
1 long ton = 20 cwt = 1016,0475 kg 
 
Kleine gewichten
1 penny weight (dwt) = 24 grains = 1,55844 g
1 ounce (troy oz.) = 20 dwt = 31,1035 g
1 pound (troy lb) = 12 oz = 373,242 g