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Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to aln
Please provide values below to Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to aln, or vice versa.
What is a US Survey Chain?
The US survey chain (∼20.1168 m) used the US survey foot. This measurement was key in the rectangular survey system that mapped the American frontier.
What is an Aln?
The Swedish aln (59.38 cm) was based on the average arm length. Standardized in 1604, 3 aln equaled 1 famn. This measurement appears in Viking-era trade records and persisted in Scandinavia until metrication.
chain (US survey) [ch] to aln Conversion Table
| chain (US survey) [ch] | aln |
|---|---|
| 0.01 chain (US survey) [ch] | 0.338781411817 aln |
| 0.1 chain (US survey) [ch] | 3.38781411817 aln |
| 1 chain (US survey) [ch] | 33.8781411817 aln |
| 2 chain (US survey) [ch] | 67.7562823634 aln |
| 3 chain (US survey) [ch] | 101.634423545 aln |
| 5 chain (US survey) [ch] | 169.390705908 aln |
| 10 chain (US survey) [ch] | 338.781411817 aln |
| 20 chain (US survey) [ch] | 677.562823634 aln |
| 50 chain (US survey) [ch] | 1693.90705908 aln |
| 100 chain (US survey) [ch] | 3387.81411817 aln |
| 1000 chain (US survey) [ch] | 33878.1411817 aln |
How to Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to aln
1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 33.878141181677 aln
1 aln = 0.029517558080809 chain (US survey) [ch]
Example: convert 15 chain (US survey) [ch] to aln:
15 × 33.878141181677 = 508.17211772516 aln