Convert Homesteads to Roods
Convert Homesteads (hmstd) to Roods (ro) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ro = hmstd × 640
About Homesteads
A homestead is a land area unit of exactly 160 acres (approximately 64.75 hectares or 0.6475 km²) - one quarter of a one-square-mile section - established by the US Homestead Act of 1862. The Act promised 160 acres to settlers willing to farm the land for five years, transforming the American West: over 270 million acres (about 10% of the entire continental US) were granted to 1.6 million homesteaders. In the US Public Land Survey System, one homestead equals a quarter-section, with four homesteads forming one full section of 640 acres.
About Roods
A rood (ro) is a traditional English unit of land area equal to one quarter of an acre, or 40 square rods, approximately 1,011.71 m². Originating in medieval England, the rood was used alongside the acre and the perch for describing land ownership. The name shares its root with 'rod,' the linear unit used to measure it. While largely obsolete in modern use, roods still appear in old English legal documents, historical land surveys, and certain rural property records in England and Wales.
Quick Reference Table
| Homesteads (hmstd) | Roods (ro) |
|---|---|
| 1 hmstd | 640 ro |
| 2 hmstd | 1280 ro |
| 5 hmstd | 3200 ro |
| 10 hmstd | 6400 ro |
| 25 hmstd | 16000 ro |
| 50 hmstd | 32000 ro |
| 100 hmstd | 64000 ro |