How to convert chains (US survey) to nails (cloth)
1 chain (us survey) is equal to 352.000704 nails (cloth), and 1 nail (cloth) is equal to 0.002840903409 chains (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
nails (cloth) = chains (US survey) × 352.000704
nails (cloth) = chains (US survey) ÷ 0.002840903409Example: convert 15 ch (US) to nail: 15 × 352.000704 = 5,280.01056 nail.
Chain (US Survey) to Nail (cloth) conversion table
| Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) | Nail (cloth) (nail) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ch (US) | 3.52000704 nail |
| 0.1 ch (US) | 35.2000704 nail |
| 1 ch (US) | 352.000704 nail |
| 2 ch (US) | 704.001408 nail |
| 3 ch (US) | 1,056.002112 nail |
| 5 ch (US) | 1,760.00352 nail |
| 10 ch (US) | 3,520.00704 nail |
| 20 ch (US) | 7,040.01408 nail |
| 50 ch (US) | 17,600.0352 nail |
| 100 ch (US) | 35,200.0704 nail |
| 250 ch (US) | 88,000.176 nail |
| 500 ch (US) | 176,000.352 nail |
| 1,000 ch (US) | 352,000.704 nail |
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 nail (cloth)
The cloth nail is 2.25 inches (5.715 cm), one sixteenth of a yard, used historically in the cloth trade.
Symbol: nail · 1 nail = 0.05715 m · Category: Historical & cloth