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
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.
1 mph = 1.609344 km/h (According to Google Calculator)