Convert link [li] to inch (US survey) [in]
Please provide values below to Convert link [li] to inch (US survey) [in], 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 US Survey Inch?
The US survey inch (1/39.37 meter ≈ 2.540005 cm) was slightly longer than the international inch (2.54 cm). Used in all American engineering drawings until 2023, its difference caused measurable discrepancies in large-scale projects.
link [li] to inch (US survey) [in] Conversion Table
| link [li] | inch (US survey) [in] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link [li] | 0.0791998416 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 0.1 link [li] | 0.791998416 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 1 link [li] | 7.91998416 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 2 link [li] | 15.83996832 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 3 link [li] | 23.75995248 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 5 link [li] | 39.5999208 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 10 link [li] | 79.1998416 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 20 link [li] | 158.3996832 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 50 link [li] | 395.999208 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 100 link [li] | 791.998416 inch (US survey) [in] |
| 1000 link [li] | 7919.98416 inch (US survey) [in] |
How to Convert link [li] to inch (US survey) [in]
1 link [li] = 7.9199841599999 inch (US survey) [in]
1 inch (US survey) [in] = 0.12626287878839 link [li]
Example: convert 15 link [li] to inch (US survey) [in]:
15 × 7.9199841599999 = 118.7997624 inch (US survey) [in]