5¼ yards. It is also known as a pole and a perch. The reason for this odd measurement appears to be that it is a quarter of a chain, itself a tenth of a furlong.
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The original answer (below) was off by a factor of 3, a surveyor's rod = 5.5 yards. So (2 yards)/(5.5 yards/rod) = 4/11 rod or about 0.364 rod.This is the original answer refers to fencing rod, but this is actually 5.5 yards (not feet) as originally stated. I found reference to an 80 rod roll equal to 1320 feet (see link).
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