The legend tells you the number of inches on a map.
Scale
The map's scale
Divide by 36. That tells you how many yards. Divide the remainder by 12. That tells you how many feet. The final remainder tells you the number of inches.
To convert map inches to real-life inches using the fractional scale of 1:155,000, you multiply the map distance by the scale factor. For 2 map inches, the calculation is: 2 inches × 155,000 = 310,000 inches in real life. Therefore, 2 map inches represent 310,000 inches in actual distance.
It depends on the scale of the map.
Scale
It tells feet and inches on a map
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The scale of a map indicates the size of an area it shows. This scale can be represented as a ratio or a bar scale, helping users understand the relationship between distances on the map and the actual distances on the ground.
The map's scale
Divide by 36. That tells you how many yards. Divide the remainder by 12. That tells you how many feet. The final remainder tells you the number of inches.
it tells the distance between objects on the map and objects on the ground, e.g. 1:50,000 means 1 inch on the map is the same as 50,000 inches on the ground
The title tells what a map shows
The number of inches between Boston and Atlanta on an atlas or other map depends on the map scale being used and the size of the map.
The part of a map that tells direction
The part of a map that tells direction
To find the number of inches for 180 miles on the map where 1 inch equals 20 miles, you would divide 180 by 20. This gives you 9 inches for 180 miles on the map.