Convert mile (US survey) to chain
Please provide values below to convert mile (US survey) [mi (survey)] to chain [ch], or Convert chain to mile (US survey).
How to Convert Mile (Us Survey) to Chain
1 mi (survey) = 80.0001600003181 ch
Example: convert 15 mi (survey) to ch:
15 mi (survey) = 15 × 80.0001600003181 ch = 1200.00240000477 ch
Mile (Us Survey) to Chain Conversion Table
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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
A chain is a unit of length equal to 66 feet, or 22 yards.
History/Origin
The chain was developed by English surveyor Edmund Gunter in the early 17th century. It was designed to be a convenient length for surveying land.
Current Use
The chain is still used in some surveying applications and is the length of a cricket pitch.