Convert mile (US survey) to chain (US survey)

Please provide values below to convert mile (US survey) [mi (survey)] to chain (US survey) [ch (US)], or Convert chain (US survey) to mile (US survey).




How to Convert Mile (Us Survey) to Chain (Us Survey)

1 mi (survey) = 79.9999999999205 ch (US)

Example: convert 15 mi (survey) to ch (US):
15 mi (survey) = 15 Γ— 79.9999999999205 ch (US) = 1199.99999999881 ch (US)


Mile (Us Survey) to Chain (Us Survey) Conversion Table

mile (US survey) chain (US survey)

Mile (Us Survey)

The U.S. survey mile is a unit of length equal to 5,280 U.S. survey feet.

History/Origin

The U.S. survey foot was defined such that 1 meter is exactly 39.37 inches. This made the U.S. survey mile slightly longer than the international mile. The use of the survey foot was officially phased out in 2022.

Current Use

The U.S. survey mile was used for land surveying in the United States.


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.



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