Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to chain [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to chain [ch], or vice versa.
What is a US Survey Foot?
The US survey foot (1200/3937 meters ≈ 0.3048006 m) was the standard American measurement until 2023. Slightly longer than the international foot (0.3048 m), it originated from the 1893 Mendenhall Order and was crucial for the Public Land Survey System that mapped the American West.
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.
foot (US survey) [ft] to chain [ch] Conversion Table
| foot (US survey) [ft] | chain [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.000151515454546 chain [ch] |
| 0.1 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.00151515454546 chain [ch] |
| 1 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.0151515454546 chain [ch] |
| 2 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.0303030909092 chain [ch] |
| 3 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.0454546363638 chain [ch] |
| 5 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.075757727273 chain [ch] |
| 10 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.151515454546 chain [ch] |
| 20 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.303030909092 chain [ch] |
| 50 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.75757727273 chain [ch] |
| 100 foot (US survey) [ft] | 1.51515454546 chain [ch] |
| 1000 foot (US survey) [ft] | 15.1515454546 chain [ch] |
How to Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to chain [ch]
1 foot (US survey) [ft] = 0.015151545454606 chain [ch]
1 chain [ch] = 65.999868 foot (US survey) [ft]
Example: convert 15 foot (US survey) [ft] to chain [ch]:
15 × 0.015151545454606 = 0.22727318181909 chain [ch]