How to convert hands to links (US survey)
1 hand is equal to 0.5050494949 links (US survey), and 1 link (us survey) is equal to 1.98000396 hands. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
links (US survey) = hands × 0.5050494949
links (US survey) = hands ÷ 1.98000396Example: convert 15 h to li (US): 15 × 0.5050494949 = 7.575742424 li (US).
Hand to Link (US Survey) conversion table
| Hand (h) | Link (US Survey) (li (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 h | 0.005050494949 li (US) |
| 0.1 h | 0.05050494949 li (US) |
| 1 h | 0.5050494949 li (US) |
| 2 h | 1.01009899 li (US) |
| 3 h | 1.515148485 li (US) |
| 5 h | 2.525247475 li (US) |
| 10 h | 5.050494949 li (US) |
| 20 h | 10.1009899 li (US) |
| 50 h | 25.25247475 li (US) |
| 100 h | 50.50494949 li (US) |
| 250 h | 126.2623737 li (US) |
| 500 h | 252.5247475 li (US) |
| 1,000 h | 505.0494949 li (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 link (us survey)
The US survey link is one hundredth of a US survey chain, about 0.2011684 m.
Symbol: li (US) · 1 li (US) = 0.2011684023 m · Category: US survey units