The hectometer (hm) is useful for measuring sports tracks (1 lap = 4 hm), urban blocks (~1–2 hm long), or vineyard rows. Road signs in some European countries use hectometers for minor distance markers. The decameter (dam) is used to measure medium-scale distances like the length of a tennis court (~2.3 dam) or a cricket pitch (~2.0 dam). It’s also practical for land surveying and agricultural plots (e.g., a small field might be 10 dam × 20 dam).
To convert between Hectometer (hm) and Decameter (dam), use the following formulas:
1 Hectometer (hm) = 10 Decameter (dam)
1 Decameter (dam) = 0.1 Hectometer (hm)
1 hm = 1 * 10 dam = 10 dam
2 hm = 2 * 10 dam = 20 dam
5 hm = 5 * 10 dam = 50 dam
10 hm = 10 * 10 dam = 100 dam
| Hectometer (hm) | Decameter (dam) |
|---|---|
| 1 hm | 10 dam |
| 2 hm | 20 dam |
| 5 hm | 50 dam |
| 10 hm | 100 dam |
| 20 hm | 200 dam |
| 50 hm | 500 dam |