Meters per centimeter to representative fraction
Type a value in m/cm to get it in 1:N instantly.
2,500,0001:N
That's 10× as detailed as a road atlas, while a map of a country is 1.6× smaller. A 40 cm wide sheet at that scale covers about 1,000 km across.
Convert the other way: 1:N to m/cm
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 m/cm to 1:N
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 m/cm = 2,500,000 1:N.
Every unit
Your scale in every unit
Tables
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 |
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 |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many 1:N is 1 m/cm?
- 1 m/cm is 100 1:N.
- How many 1:N is 10 m/cm?
- 10 m/cm is 1,000 1:N.
- How many 1:N is 25,000 m/cm?
- 25,000 m/cm is 2,500,000 1:N.
The units
About these units
Meters per centimeter (m/cm)
Ground distance for each centimeter measured on the map.
Representative fraction (1:N)
The scale as printed: 1:25,000 means one to twenty-five thousand.
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