Re: How long is a Chain?

["pm" <pmelling@orac.net.au>]

Ben,

Hope this helps

1 nail            =    1/16 yard
1 link            =    7.92 inches
12 inches    =    1 foot
3 feet           =    1 yard
5.5 yards    =    1 rod, pole or perch
4 rods etc    =    1 chain, 100 links, or 22 yards
220 yards    =    1 furlong
8 furlongs    =    1 mile or 1760 yards

1 pole (5.5 yards)         =    5.0292m
1 chain (22 yards)        =    20.1168m
1 furlong (220 yards)   =    201.168m
1 mile    (8 furlongs)     =    1.6093 kilometres

Pears Cyclopaedia 1955-56



"Ben O'Regan" <ben@NOSPAMFORemiratespark.com.au> wrote in message
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> OK,
>
> I know how long a piece of string is, but how long is a chain?
>
> I've got a conversion table explaining inches, feet, yards, rods,
furlongs,
> miles and leagues but not chains.
>
> (I recall that surveyors used chains that were 100 something long while
> engineers used chains that were 100 something else long).
>
> From recollection, 1 chain is about 20 metres. Therefore I work out that a
> chain is 65'6" (taking 1m = 39.37", 20m = 784.4'( /12) = 65.5' or more
> correctly, 65'6"). Somehow this doesn't seem right.
>
> Please help, I'm a metricated baby!!!
>
> Ben :)
>
>