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Convert nail (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert nail (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch], or vice versa.
What is a Nail Measurement?
A nail was 2.25 inches (5.715 cm) or 1/16th of a yard. Tudor-era clothing patterns specified dimensions in nails, with 4 nails making 1 quarter-yard. The term survives in 'eleven-nail' boots indicating sole length.
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.
nail (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch] Conversion Table
| nail (cloth) | chain (US survey) [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail (cloth) | 2.84090340909e-5 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 0.1 nail (cloth) | 0.000284090340909 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1 nail (cloth) | 0.00284090340909 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 2 nail (cloth) | 0.00568180681818 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 3 nail (cloth) | 0.00852271022727 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 5 nail (cloth) | 0.0142045170455 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 10 nail (cloth) | 0.0284090340909 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 20 nail (cloth) | 0.0568180681818 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 50 nail (cloth) | 0.142045170455 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 100 nail (cloth) | 0.284090340909 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1000 nail (cloth) | 2.84090340909 chain (US survey) [ch] |
How to Convert nail (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch]
1 nail (cloth) = 0.002840903409091 chain (US survey) [ch]
1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 352.0007040014 nail (cloth)
Example: convert 15 nail (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch]:
15 × 0.002840903409091 = 0.042613551136365 chain (US survey) [ch]