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Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to chain [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to chain [ch], 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 a Chain?
The chain (22 yards or 20.1168 m) was crucial in land surveying. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, 10 square chains equal 1 acre. Modern surveyors still use 'chain' terminology.
chain (US survey) [ch] to chain [ch] Conversion Table
| chain (US survey) [ch] | chain [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 chain (US survey) [ch] | 0.01000002 chain [ch] |
| 0.1 chain (US survey) [ch] | 0.1000002 chain [ch] |
| 1 chain (US survey) [ch] | 1.000002 chain [ch] |
| 2 chain (US survey) [ch] | 2.00000400001 chain [ch] |
| 3 chain (US survey) [ch] | 3.00000600001 chain [ch] |
| 5 chain (US survey) [ch] | 5.00001000002 chain [ch] |
| 10 chain (US survey) [ch] | 10.00002 chain [ch] |
| 20 chain (US survey) [ch] | 20.0000400001 chain [ch] |
| 50 chain (US survey) [ch] | 50.0001000002 chain [ch] |
| 100 chain (US survey) [ch] | 100.0002 chain [ch] |
| 1000 chain (US survey) [ch] | 1000.002 chain [ch] |
How to Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to chain [ch]
1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 1.000002000004 chain [ch]
1 chain [ch] = 0.99999800000002 chain (US survey) [ch]
Example: convert 15 chain (US survey) [ch] to chain [ch]:
15 × 1.000002000004 = 15.00003000006 chain [ch]