It tells you how many miles a certain distance on the map represents
A scale of 1 inch representing 1 mile on a map means that for every inch on the map, the distance it represents in the real world is 1 mile. This scale allows users to easily calculate real-world distances by measuring distances on the map.
A mile in HO scale is about 60.5 Ft.
To draw a mile you must choose a scale. For instance, if you choose a scale of 1 mile to the inch, then one inch on paper represents one mile in reality. Or you can simply stipulate that the distance from point A to point B is 1 mile, without requiring a scale.
Roughly 100:1, or 100 feet to the inch. A mile is roughly 5280 feet.
The scale of a map refers to the ratio of distances on the map compared to actual distances on the ground. For example, a scale of 1:63,360 means that 1 inch on the map represents 63,360 inches on the ground, which is equal to 1 mile.
it means that it is drawn to match a specific measurement ex. 1 inch on a scale on a map is 1 mile
On a planimetric map, the scale indicates the ratio of distance on the map to the actual distance on the ground. It typically expresses this relationship in terms of inches per mile, allowing users to understand how many inches on the map correspond to a real-mile distance. For example, a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile means that each inch on the map represents one mile in reality. This helps users accurately measure distances and navigate using the map.
The scale of the map.
What relates distances on a map to actual distances, is the map's scale. For instance, a map of a scale 1: 50 000 means that 1 centimetre on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground. An older map scale of '1 inch to 1 mile' means that an inch on the map represents 1 mile on the ground.
1 inch = 1 mile.
it is only to scale. if it says on the map that one inch is one mile, then it is a mile in real life.
The map scale represents the ratio of the map to the real thing. For example, a map scale might say that 1 inch equals 1 mile. That would mean that every inch on the map represents a mile for the real thing.