How to convert feet (US survey) to chains (US survey)
1 foot (us survey) is equal to 0.01515151515 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 66 feet (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = feet (US survey) × 0.01515151515
chains (US survey) = feet (US survey) ÷ 66Example: convert 15 ft (US) to ch (US): 15 × 0.01515151515 = 0.2272727273 ch (US).
Foot (US Survey) to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft (US) | 0.0001515151515 ch (US) |
| 0.1 ft (US) | 0.001515151515 ch (US) |
| 1 ft (US) | 0.01515151515 ch (US) |
| 2 ft (US) | 0.0303030303 ch (US) |
| 3 ft (US) | 0.04545454545 ch (US) |
| 5 ft (US) | 0.07575757576 ch (US) |
| 10 ft (US) | 0.1515151515 ch (US) |
| 20 ft (US) | 0.303030303 ch (US) |
| 50 ft (US) | 0.7575757576 ch (US) |
| 100 ft (US) | 1.515151515 ch (US) |
| 250 ft (US) | 3.787878788 ch (US) |
| 500 ft (US) | 7.575757576 ch (US) |
| 1,000 ft (US) | 15.15151515 ch (US) |
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
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