Chains (ch)
Length · Imperial
Main conversion
1 ch = 20.117 m (2011.7 cm)
Description and history
Gunter's chain (symbol ch) equals 66 feet, or 22 yards, 100 links or 20.117 meters.
Edmund Gunter created it in 1620 for land surveying. A rectangle 10 chains long and 1 chain wide measures exactly 1 acre.
Reference conversions
| Unit | Equals |
|---|---|
| Meters (m) | 1 ch = 20.117 m |
| Centimeters (cm) | 1 ch = 2011.7 cm |
| Kilometers (km) | 1 ch = 0.020117 km |
| Feet (ft) | 1 ch = 66 ft |
| Inches (in) | 1 ch = 792 in |
