611 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 611 Hz Wavelength?

A 611 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.56 meters, 56.17 cm, 1.84 feet (1 feet and 10.12 inches) or 22.12 inches when traveling in air at 20°C (68°F).

The formula for the wavelenght is λ = c/f where:

  • c is the celerity (speed) of sound = 343.21 m/s or 1126.03 ft/s in air at 20°C (68°F).
  • f is the frequency = 611 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.56 meters, or 1.84 feet.

611 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 611 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 611 Hz wavelength (cm)611 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4050.095319.7226
-35-3150.629619.9329
-30-2251.158420.1411
-25-1351.681720.3471
-20-452.199820.5511
-15552.712820.7531
-101453.220820.9531
-52353.724021.1512
03254.222621.3475
54154.716621.5420
105055.206221.7347
155955.691521.9258
206856.172622.1152
257756.649622.3030
308657.122722.4892
359557.591822.6739
4010458.057222.8572

611 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 611 Hz sound wave is 0.28 meters, 28.09 cm, 0.92 feet (0 feet and 11.06 inches) or 11.06 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 611 Hz in rooms where two opposing walls (axial mode), edges (tangential mode) or corners (oblique mode) are spaced by a distance d = nλ/2 where:

  • n is a natural (positive integer greater than or equal to 1)
  • λ is the 611 Hz wavelength = 0.56 meters, or 1.84 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

611 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.280.92
20.561.84
30.842.76
41.123.69
51.404.61

We typically don't treat rooms for standing waves above 300 Hz.

Given the relatively small 611 Hz half wavelength, you can treat your room by using thick acoustic foam. This will absorb frequencies as low as 250 Hz, and all the way up to 20,000 Hz.

How To Convert 611 Hz To ms

A Hz (Hertz) is a cycle (or period) per second.

Because a 611 Hz wave will ocillate 611 times per second, we can find the time of a single cycle (or period) with the formula p = 1/f where:

  • f is the frequency of the wave = 611 Hz

The result will be expressed in seconds, so let's multiply by 1000 to get miliseconds:

1 / 611 Hz * 1000 = 1.64 ms.