to those in the usa - how far is a click?
 

on war films they say thats 5 clicks away. How far is a click? Is it a mile?

Never heard the term before.

They say it a lot in Vietnam films.

its a military term, not a us term

Well US military.

I do not think the UK army use such a term.

http://www.changingworlds.com/sublevel.jsp?ID=110

Totally wrong answer but I have never heard of this before.

and now the right answer
http://www.faqfarm.com/Science/103108

I believe it's short for Kilometer. Why does the US Millitary use the Metric system, and the rest of the country not? Kinda foolish, metric just makes sense.

Question by mike boyle asked on December 27, 2004, at 6:26 pm.
What is the distance of a click as used by the military?




Answer by anonymous contributed on December 29, 2004, at 08:33am. Last updated on December 29, 2004, at 10:19pm.
a "klick" is slang for a kilometer


Answer by anonymous ([email protected]) contributed on January 04, 2005, at 7:54pm. Last updated on January 05, 2005, at 07:52am.
Its spelled "KLICK"

It is short for "Kilometer", the metric equivalent of about 0.8 miles.



Answer by anonymous contributed on February 01, 2005, at 07:16am. Last updated on February 01, 2005, at 11:41pm.
KLICK = Kilometer correct, however 1K = 0.62 mile. I hope you're not in the military

You sure are correct, its a military term for Kilometer its Klick not Click ;)

KLICK Kilometer (slang, chiefly military)

Kilick..nice term :)

Thanks all.

I just want to tell peple that x (such as a shop) is 3 clicks.

yes i am sad.

I hear it used occasionally here in Canada by civilians. My dad uses it a lot. Like others said, it's a kilometer.

Yeah, I heard people in Vancouver and Victoria say it all the time... not quite so prevalent out east here, which is odd considering the big naval base in town. Perhaps they prefer to think in knots (nautical miles).

Klick..yes it used in Canada ..also it is approx. .6 of a mile and not .8