How to convert chains (US survey) to inches (US survey)
1 chain (us survey) is equal to 792 inches (US survey), and 1 inch (us survey) is equal to 0.001262626263 chains (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
inches (US survey) = chains (US survey) × 792
inches (US survey) = chains (US survey) ÷ 0.001262626263Example: convert 15 ch (US) to in (US): 15 × 792 = 11,880 in (US).
Chain (US Survey) to Inch (US Survey) conversion table
| Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) | Inch (US Survey) (in (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ch (US) | 7.92 in (US) |
| 0.1 ch (US) | 79.2 in (US) |
| 1 ch (US) | 792 in (US) |
| 2 ch (US) | 1,584 in (US) |
| 3 ch (US) | 2,376 in (US) |
| 5 ch (US) | 3,960 in (US) |
| 10 ch (US) | 7,920 in (US) |
| 20 ch (US) | 15,840 in (US) |
| 50 ch (US) | 39,600 in (US) |
| 100 ch (US) | 79,200 in (US) |
| 250 ch (US) | 198,000 in (US) |
| 500 ch (US) | 396,000 in (US) |
| 1,000 ch (US) | 792,000 in (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 inch (us survey)
The US survey inch is one twelfth of a US survey foot, about 2.5400051 cm.
Symbol: in (US) · 1 in (US) = 0.0254000508 m · Category: US survey units