Convert rod (US survey) to chain (US survey)

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




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

1 rd (US) = 0.249999999998757 ch (US)

Example: convert 15 rd (US) to ch (US):
15 rd (US) = 15 Γ— 0.249999999998757 ch (US) = 3.74999999998136 ch (US)


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

rod (US survey) chain (US survey)

Rod (Us Survey)

A U.S. survey rod is a unit of length equal to 16.5 U.S. survey feet.

History/Origin

The U.S. survey rod 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 rod 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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