kilometre
Thousand-meter span
A kilometre is a unit of length equal to one thousand metres, or about 0.62 miles.
Standard in most of the world for measuring distances: The village is twelve kilometres from the nearest town.
Americans spell it kilometer and rarely use it, preferring miles.
Abbreviated km.
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
magnitude · length · width · distance · measurement · tape measure · surveying · mapping
Long-distance footrace
- triathlonThree-event endurance contest
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- commuteRegular work travel
route · mileage · odometer · speedometer · GPS · milestone · waypoint · radius
Long-distance footrace
- half-marathon13.1-mile running event
- 10KSEC-required yearly disclosure
- 5K3.1-mile footrace
- paceSpeed of movement
split · personal best · race · jogging · endurance · parkrun · fun run · ultra
Vehicle velocity display
- odometerVehicle distance recorder
- fuel economyVehicle efficiency rating
- highwayMajor road for travel
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
road trip · commute · traffic · speed limit · cruise · navigation · GPS · detour
5,280 feet
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- footLeg's lowest part
- inchTwelfth of a foot
- nautical mileMaritime unit of distance
furlong · league · micron · nanometer · light-year · parsec · decimetre · conversion
Astronomical distance measure
- parsecInterstellar length measure
- astronomical unitEarth-to-Sun distance standard
- orbitCurved celestial path
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
cosmos · galaxy · universe · celestial · spacecraft · probe · mission · trajectory
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
dimension · magnitude · length · width · distance · measurement · tape measure · surveying · mapping · cartography
marathon
Long-distance footrace
commute · route · mileage · odometer · speedometer · GPS · milestone · waypoint · radius · circumference
marathon
Long-distance footrace
- half-marathon13.1-mile running event
- 10KSEC-required yearly disclosure
- 5K3.1-mile footrace
pace · split · personal best · race · jogging · endurance · parkrun · fun run · ultra · trail run
speedometer
Vehicle velocity display
- odometerVehicle distance recorder
- fuel economyVehicle efficiency rating
- highwayMajor road for travel
motorway · road trip · commute · traffic · speed limit · cruise · navigation · GPS · detour · tollway
mile
5,280 feet
nautical mile · furlong · league · micron · nanometer · light-year · parsec · decimetre · conversion · imperial
light-year
Astronomical distance measure
- parsecInterstellar length measure
- astronomical unitEarth-to-Sun distance standard
- orbitCurved celestial path
interstellar · cosmos · galaxy · universe · celestial · spacecraft · probe · mission · trajectory · lunar
- metre wordsdecimetre, nanometre, micrometre, picometre, mm
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, base units, mile
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- French Unitslitre, gram, kilogram, centimeter, millimeter
kilometremillimetre
Metric unit, very small
centimetre · nanometre · micrometre · metre · light-year
- square kilometresUnits of area measurement
- kilometers per hourMetric velocity measurement
- square kilometersMetric area measurement unit
- kilometer markerHighway distance post