Convert chain (US survey) to foot (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert chain (US survey) [ch (US)] to foot (US survey) [ft (US)], or Convert foot (US survey) to chain (US survey).
How to Convert Chain (Us Survey) to Foot (Us Survey)
1 ch (US) = 66.0000000003281 ft (US)
Example: convert 15 ch (US) to ft (US):
15 ch (US) = 15 × 66.0000000003281 ft (US) = 990.000000004921 ft (US)
Chain (Us Survey) to Foot (Us Survey) Conversion Table
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Chain (Us Survey)
A U.S. survey chain is a unit of length equal to 66 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey chain is based on the U.S. survey foot, which was slightly different from the international foot. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey chain was used for land surveying in the United States.
Foot (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey foot was a unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was used for land surveying in the United States for most of the 20th century. Its use was officially phased out in 2022 to standardize with the international foot.
Current Use
The U.S. survey foot is now an obsolete unit.