How to convert picas to chains (US survey)
1 pica is equal to 0.0002104372896 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 4,752.009504 picas. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = picas × 0.0002104372896
chains (US survey) = picas ÷ 4,752.009504Example: convert 15 pc to ch (US): 15 × 0.0002104372896 = 0.003156559343 ch (US).
Pica to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Pica (pc) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 pc | 0.000002104372896 ch (US) |
| 0.1 pc | 0.00002104372896 ch (US) |
| 1 pc | 0.0002104372896 ch (US) |
| 2 pc | 0.0004208745791 ch (US) |
| 3 pc | 0.0006313118687 ch (US) |
| 5 pc | 0.001052186448 ch (US) |
| 10 pc | 0.002104372896 ch (US) |
| 20 pc | 0.004208745791 ch (US) |
| 50 pc | 0.01052186448 ch (US) |
| 100 pc | 0.02104372896 ch (US) |
| 250 pc | 0.05260932239 ch (US) |
| 500 pc | 0.1052186448 ch (US) |
| 1,000 pc | 0.2104372896 ch (US) |
About the pica
The modern (PostScript) pica is one sixth of an inch (4.233 mm), or 12 points. It's used in typography and page layout for column widths and margins.
Symbol: pc · 1 pc = 0.004233333333 m · Category: Typography
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