How to convert rods to chains (US survey)
1 rod is equal to 0.2499995 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 4.000008 rods. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = rods × 0.2499995
chains (US survey) = rods ÷ 4.000008Example: convert 15 rd to ch (US): 15 × 0.2499995 = 3.7499925 ch (US).
Rod to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Rod (rd) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 rd | 0.002499995 ch (US) |
| 0.1 rd | 0.02499995 ch (US) |
| 1 rd | 0.2499995 ch (US) |
| 2 rd | 0.499999 ch (US) |
| 3 rd | 0.7499985 ch (US) |
| 5 rd | 1.2499975 ch (US) |
| 10 rd | 2.499995 ch (US) |
| 20 rd | 4.99999 ch (US) |
| 50 rd | 12.499975 ch (US) |
| 100 rd | 24.99995 ch (US) |
| 250 rd | 62.499875 ch (US) |
| 500 rd | 124.99975 ch (US) |
| 1,000 rd | 249.9995 ch (US) |
About the rod
The rod is 16.5 feet (5.0292 m), or a quarter of a chain. It was used in land surveying and is still used to measure canoe portages.
Symbol: rd · 1 rd = 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