All Forums | Main Page | Profile | Register | Active Topics | Members | Search | FAQ
Username:
 Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

 All Forums
 PASSENGER LISTS AND EMIGRANTS
 Hunting Passenger Lists
 Norwegian mile		  New Topic  Reply to Topic
 Printer Friendly
Author Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  

Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran

USA
1100 Posts
Posted - 20/02/2005 :  20:00:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
In reading immigrants accounts from the 1850's, I have come across several references to "Norwegian miles". In one narrative, it said it was 7 English miles. Is an 1850 English mile the same as our current mile?

Mile - 5280 feet or 1609 meters
Kilometer - 1000 meters or .62137 of a mile
Nautical mile - 1.852 meters or about 6076 miles

Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran

USA
1100 Posts
Posted - 21/02/2005 :  19:35:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I found my answer. Before 1862 in Norway, a landmil - old land mile was 11.295 kilometers X .6237 = 7.01 miles. The U.S. system has been based on the English system since the 1700's.

This website has alot of good information on old weights and measures and could help in intrepreting old records and references:

http://www.answers.com/topic/medieval-weights-and-measures
Go to Top of Page
  Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  
 New Topic  Reply to Topic
 Printer Friendly
Jump To:
Norway Heritage Community © NorwayHeritage.com Go To Top Of Page
Snitz Forums 2000
Articles for Newbies:

Hunting Passenger Lists:

An article describing how, and where, to look for passenger information about Norwegian emigrants
    1:   Emigration Records - Sources - Timeline
    2:   Canadian Records (1865-1935)
    3:   Canadian Immigration Records Database
    4:   US arrivals - Customs Passenger Lists
    5:   Port of New York Passenger Records
    6:   Norwegian Emigration Records
    7:   British outbound passenger lists
 

The Transatlantic Crossing:

An article about how the majority of emigrants would travel. It also gives some insight to the amazing development in how ships were constructed and the transportation arranged
    1:   Early Norwegian Emigrants
    2:   Steerage - Between Decks
    3:   By sail - daily life
    4:   Children of the ocean
    5:   Sailing ship provisions
    6:   Health and sickness
    7:   From sail to steam
    8:   By steamship across the ocean
    9:   The giant express steamers
 
Search Articles :
Search the Norway Heritage articles

Featured article