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Convert link [li] to chain [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert link [li] to chain [ch], or vice versa.
What is a Surveyor's Link?
A link equals 7.92 inches (20.12 cm) or 1/100 of a surveyor's chain. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, this unit became fundamental in American land division, where 100 links made 1 chain and 10 chains defined an acre's width.
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.
link [li] to chain [ch] Conversion Table
| link [li] | chain [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link [li] | 0.0001 chain [ch] |
| 0.1 link [li] | 0.001 chain [ch] |
| 1 link [li] | 0.01 chain [ch] |
| 2 link [li] | 0.02 chain [ch] |
| 3 link [li] | 0.03 chain [ch] |
| 5 link [li] | 0.05 chain [ch] |
| 10 link [li] | 0.1 chain [ch] |
| 20 link [li] | 0.2 chain [ch] |
| 50 link [li] | 0.5 chain [ch] |
| 100 link [li] | 1 chain [ch] |
| 1000 link [li] | 10 chain [ch] |
How to Convert link [li] to chain [ch]
1 link [li] = 0.01 chain [ch]
1 chain [ch] = 100 link [li]
Example: convert 15 link [li] to chain [ch]:
15 × 0.01 = 0.15 chain [ch]