How to convert chains (US survey) to feet (US survey)
1 chain (us survey) is equal to 66 feet (US survey), and 1 foot (us survey) is equal to 0.01515151515 chains (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
feet (US survey) = chains (US survey) × 66
feet (US survey) = chains (US survey) ÷ 0.01515151515Example: convert 15 ch (US) to ft (US): 15 × 66 = 990 ft (US).
Chain (US Survey) to Foot (US Survey) conversion table
| Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) | Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ch (US) | 0.66 ft (US) |
| 0.1 ch (US) | 6.6 ft (US) |
| 1 ch (US) | 66 ft (US) |
| 2 ch (US) | 132 ft (US) |
| 3 ch (US) | 198 ft (US) |
| 5 ch (US) | 330 ft (US) |
| 10 ch (US) | 660 ft (US) |
| 20 ch (US) | 1,320 ft (US) |
| 50 ch (US) | 3,300 ft (US) |
| 100 ch (US) | 6,600 ft (US) |
| 250 ch (US) | 16,500 ft (US) |
| 500 ch (US) | 33,000 ft (US) |
| 1,000 ch (US) | 66,000 ft (US) |
About the chain (us survey)
The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.11684 m, used in the US Public Land Survey System.
Symbol: ch (US) · 1 ch (US) = 20.11684023 m · Category: US survey units
About the foot (us survey)
The US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m), two parts per million longer than the international foot. It was officially retired at the end of 2022 but remains in older land records and state plane coordinates.
Symbol: ft (US) · 1 ft (US) = 0.3048006096 m · Category: US survey units