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Convert point to chain (US survey) [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert point to chain (US survey) [ch], or vice versa.
What is a Point?
The point is the smallest typographic unit (∼0.353 mm). The PostScript point standardized it as exactly 1/72 inch (0.3528 mm). Font sizes are measured in points - 12pt text has capital letters about 4.2 mm tall.
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.
point to chain (US survey) [ch] Conversion Table
| point | chain (US survey) [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 point | 1.75364407969e-7 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 0.1 point | 1.75364407969e-6 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1 point | 1.75364407969e-5 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 2 point | 3.50728815937e-5 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 3 point | 5.26093223906e-5 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 5 point | 8.76822039843e-5 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 10 point | 0.000175364407969 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 20 point | 0.000350728815937 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 50 point | 0.000876822039843 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 100 point | 0.00175364407969 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1000 point | 0.0175364407969 chain (US survey) [ch] |
How to Convert point to chain (US survey) [ch]
1 point = 1.7536440796858E-5 chain (US survey) [ch]
1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 57024.114048226 point
Example: convert 15 point to chain (US survey) [ch]:
15 × 1.7536440796858E-5 = 0.00026304661195287 chain (US survey) [ch]