How to convert perches to chains (US survey)
1 perch is equal to 0.2499995 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 4.000008 perches. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = perches × 0.2499995
chains (US survey) = perches ÷ 4.000008Example: convert 15 perch to ch (US): 15 × 0.2499995 = 3.7499925 ch (US).
Perch to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Perch (perch) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 perch | 0.002499995 ch (US) |
| 0.1 perch | 0.02499995 ch (US) |
| 1 perch | 0.2499995 ch (US) |
| 2 perch | 0.499999 ch (US) |
| 3 perch | 0.7499985 ch (US) |
| 5 perch | 1.2499975 ch (US) |
| 10 perch | 2.499995 ch (US) |
| 20 perch | 4.99999 ch (US) |
| 50 perch | 12.499975 ch (US) |
| 100 perch | 24.99995 ch (US) |
| 250 perch | 62.499875 ch (US) |
| 500 perch | 124.99975 ch (US) |
| 1,000 perch | 249.9995 ch (US) |
About the perch
The perch is another name for the rod: 16.5 feet (5.0292 m). It was also used as a unit of area in land measurement.
Symbol: perch · 1 perch = 5.0292 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