How to convert hands to chains (US survey)
1 hand is equal to 0.005050494949 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 198.000396 hands. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = hands × 0.005050494949
chains (US survey) = hands ÷ 198.000396Example: convert 15 h to ch (US): 15 × 0.005050494949 = 0.07575742424 ch (US).
Hand to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Hand (h) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 h | 0.00005050494949 ch (US) |
| 0.1 h | 0.0005050494949 ch (US) |
| 1 h | 0.005050494949 ch (US) |
| 2 h | 0.0101009899 ch (US) |
| 3 h | 0.01515148485 ch (US) |
| 5 h | 0.02525247475 ch (US) |
| 10 h | 0.05050494949 ch (US) |
| 20 h | 0.101009899 ch (US) |
| 50 h | 0.2525247475 ch (US) |
| 100 h | 0.5050494949 ch (US) |
| 250 h | 1.262623737 ch (US) |
| 500 h | 2.525247475 ch (US) |
| 1,000 h | 5.050494949 ch (US) |
About the hand
The hand is exactly 4 inches (10.16 cm). It's used to measure the height of horses at the withers.
Symbol: h · 1 h = 0.1016 m · Category: Imperial & US customary
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