Representative fraction to meters per centimeter
Type a value in 1:N to get it in m/cm instantly.
250m/cm
That's about the same as a walking map. A 40 cm wide sheet at that scale covers about 10 km across.
Convert the other way: m/cm to 1:N
What it means
How much does it cover?
The scale is exact only where the map projection is true. On a small-scale map of a whole country, the printed scale is a nominal figure.
The math
How to convert 1:N to m/cm
Everything comes from the denominator: cm per km = 100,000 ÷ scale, meters per cm = scale ÷ 100, and inches to the mile = 63,360 ÷ scale.
Example: 25,000 1:N = 250 m/cm.
Every unit
Your scale in every unit
Tables
1:N to m/cm conversion table
| 1:N | m/cm |
|---|---|
| 500 1:N | 5 m/cm |
| 1,000 1:N | 10 m/cm |
| 2,500 1:N | 25 m/cm |
| 10,000 1:N | 100 m/cm |
| 25,000 1:N | 250 m/cm |
| 50,000 1:N | 500 m/cm |
| 100,000 1:N | 1,000 m/cm |
| 250,000 1:N | 2,500 m/cm |
| 1,000,000 1:N | 10,000 m/cm |
| 10,000,000 1:N | 100,000 m/cm |
m/cm to 1:N conversion table
| m/cm | 1:N |
|---|---|
| 500 m/cm | 50,000 1:N |
| 1,000 m/cm | 100,000 1:N |
| 2,500 m/cm | 250,000 1:N |
| 10,000 m/cm | 1,000,000 1:N |
| 25,000 m/cm | 2,500,000 1:N |
| 50,000 m/cm | 5,000,000 1:N |
| 100,000 m/cm | 10,000,000 1:N |
| 250,000 m/cm | 25,000,000 1:N |
| 1,000,000 m/cm | 100,000,000 1:N |
| 10,000,000 m/cm | 1×10⁹ 1:N |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many m/cm is 1 1:N?
- 1 1:N is 0.01 m/cm.
- How many m/cm is 10 1:N?
- 10 1:N is 0.1 m/cm.
- How many m/cm is 25,000 1:N?
- 25,000 1:N is 250 m/cm.
The units
About these units
Representative fraction (1:N)
The scale as printed: 1:25,000 means one to twenty-five thousand.
Meters per centimeter (m/cm)
Ground distance for each centimeter measured on the map.
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