How to convert meters to chains (US survey)
1 meter is equal to 0.04970959596 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 20.11684023 meters. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = meters × 0.04970959596
chains (US survey) = meters ÷ 20.11684023Example: convert 15 m to ch (US): 15 × 0.04970959596 = 0.7456439394 ch (US).
Meter to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Meter (m) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 m | 0.0004970959596 ch (US) |
| 0.1 m | 0.004970959596 ch (US) |
| 1 m | 0.04970959596 ch (US) |
| 2 m | 0.09941919192 ch (US) |
| 3 m | 0.1491287879 ch (US) |
| 5 m | 0.2485479798 ch (US) |
| 10 m | 0.4970959596 ch (US) |
| 20 m | 0.9941919192 ch (US) |
| 50 m | 2.485479798 ch (US) |
| 100 m | 4.970959596 ch (US) |
| 250 m | 12.42739899 ch (US) |
| 500 m | 24.85479798 ch (US) |
| 1,000 m | 49.70959596 ch (US) |
About the meter
The meter is the SI base unit of length. Since 1983 it has been defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. It's used for everyday measurement almost everywhere in the world.
Symbol: m · 1 m = 1 m · Category: Metric (SI)
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