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Convert Earth's equatorial radius to chain (US survey) [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert Earth's equatorial radius to chain (US survey) [ch], or vice versa.
What is Earth's Equatorial Radius?
Earth's Equatorial Radius is the radius of the Earth measured at the Equator. Its value is approximately 6,378.1 kilometers (3,963.2 miles). Due to Earth's rotation, it is slightly larger than the polar radius.
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.
Earth's equatorial radius to chain (US survey) [ch] Conversion Table
| Earth's equatorial radius | chain (US survey) [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 Earth's equatorial radius | 3170.54613245 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 0.1 Earth's equatorial radius | 31705.4613245 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1 Earth's equatorial radius | 317054.613245 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 2 Earth's equatorial radius | 634109.22649 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 3 Earth's equatorial radius | 951163.839735 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 5 Earth's equatorial radius | 1585273.06622 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 10 Earth's equatorial radius | 3170546.13245 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 20 Earth's equatorial radius | 6341092.2649 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 50 Earth's equatorial radius | 15852730.6622 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 100 Earth's equatorial radius | 31705461.3245 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1000 Earth's equatorial radius | 317054613.245 chain (US survey) [ch] |
How to Convert Earth's equatorial radius to chain (US survey) [ch]
1 Earth's equatorial radius = 317054.61324496 chain (US survey) [ch]
1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 3.1540307512492E-6 Earth's equatorial radius
Example: convert 15 Earth's equatorial radius to chain (US survey) [ch]:
15 × 317054.61324496 = 4755819.1986744 chain (US survey) [ch]