What is a hectometer?

A hectometer is a unit of measurement equal to 100 meters. It is also known as a decameter. The prefix "hecto-" means one hundred in the International System of Units (SI). The hectometer is commonly used in agriculture for measuring fields or plots of land, and in road construction for measuring distances between intersections or landmarks. It is also used in geometry and other scientific fields, and is equivalent to 10 decimeters or 1000 centimeters. 1 hectometer is equal to 0.62 miles or 328 feet.