How to convert miles to chains (US survey)
1 mile is equal to 79.99984 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 0.012500025 miles. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = miles × 79.99984
chains (US survey) = miles ÷ 0.012500025Example: convert 15 mi to ch (US): 15 × 79.99984 = 1,199.9976 ch (US).
Mile to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Mile (mi) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 mi | 0.7999984 ch (US) |
| 0.1 mi | 7.999984 ch (US) |
| 1 mi | 79.99984 ch (US) |
| 2 mi | 159.99968 ch (US) |
| 3 mi | 239.99952 ch (US) |
| 5 mi | 399.9992 ch (US) |
| 10 mi | 799.9984 ch (US) |
| 20 mi | 1,599.9968 ch (US) |
| 50 mi | 3,999.992 ch (US) |
| 100 mi | 7,999.984 ch (US) |
| 250 mi | 19,999.96 ch (US) |
| 500 mi | 39,999.92 ch (US) |
| 1,000 mi | 79,999.84 ch (US) |
About the mile
The international mile is exactly 1,609.344 m, or 5,280 feet. It's used for road distances and speed limits in the US and UK.
Symbol: mi · 1 mi = 1,609.344 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