Kitchen Measurements
One pinch or dash = 1/16 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons = ¼ cup
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
½ cup = 8 tablespoons (4 ounces liquid)
2 cups = 1 pound of butter
Liquid Measurements
1 gill = ½ cup (4 ounces liquid)
2 gills = 1 cup
2 cups = 1 pint (16 ounces liquid)
2 pints = 1 quart (32 ounces liquid)
4 quarts = 1 gallon
31 ½ gallons = 1 barrel
2 barrels = 1 hogshead
Linear Measurements
12 inches = 1 foot
4 inches = 1 hand
9 inches = 1 span
3 feet = 1 yard
5 ½ yards = 1 rod, pole, or perch
40 poles = 1 furlong (220 yards)
8 furlongs = 1 mile (1,760 yards) (5,280 feet)
3 miles = 1 league
69 1/8 miles = 1 degree
320 rods = 1 mile
Dry Measurements
2 pints = 1 quart
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
Nautical Measurements
6,028 feet = 1 nautical mile
6 feet = 1 fathom
120 fathoms = 1cable length
1 nautical mile per = 1 knot of speed