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Convert feet (US survey) [ft] to chain (US survey) [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert feet (US survey) [ft] to chain (US survey) [ch], or vice versa.
What is a US Survey Foot (ft)?
The US survey foot is a slightly different version of the international foot, used mainly in land surveying in the United States. It equals exactly 1200⁄3937 meters.
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.
feet (US survey) [ft] to chain (US survey) [ch] Conversion Table
| feet (US survey) [ft] | chain (US survey) [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.000151515151515 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 0.1 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.00151515151515 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.0151515151515 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 2 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.030303030303 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 3 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.0454545454545 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 5 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.0757575757576 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 10 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.151515151515 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 20 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.30303030303 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 50 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.757575757576 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 100 feet (US survey) [ft] | 1.51515151515 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1000 feet (US survey) [ft] | 15.1515151515 chain (US survey) [ch] |
How to Convert feet (US survey) [ft] to chain (US survey) [ch]
1 feet (US survey) [ft] = 0.015151515151516 chain (US survey) [ch]
1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 65.999999999998 feet (US survey) [ft]
Example: convert 15 feet (US survey) [ft] to chain (US survey) [ch]:
15 × 0.015151515151516 = 0.22727272727273 chain (US survey) [ch]