To measure the distance across a lake, you would typically use kilometers or miles, depending on the scale of the lake and the preference for metric or imperial units. For smaller lakes, meters may also be appropriate. Using these units allows for a clear understanding of the distance involved.
There is no set measurement for this, because it varies from person to person. If you wish to measure it with existing metric units, however, the best option would be centimeters because a meter is much too large, while it is very difficult to come across something that measures in decimeters.
Metres or kilometres in metric; yards or miles in Imperial
You can use a measuring tape or a laser measuring device to measure the distance to the door in metric units, such as meters or centimeters. Simply extend the measuring tool from your starting point to the door to determine the distance.
Measuring Lake Erie from the Canadian side would probably be in kilometers. On the US side would probably be in miles.
Miles is best.
distance
To measure the distance across a lake, you would typically use kilometers or miles, depending on the scale of the lake and the preference for metric or imperial units. For smaller lakes, meters may also be appropriate. Using these units allows for a clear understanding of the distance involved.
kilometers
Metres (in a built-up area), kilometres if across open spaces.
a millimetre
They are meters to measure
A metric ruler.
There is no set measurement for this, because it varies from person to person. If you wish to measure it with existing metric units, however, the best option would be centimeters because a meter is much too large, while it is very difficult to come across something that measures in decimeters.
Metres or kilometres in metric; yards or miles in Imperial
Meters
kilometers