Re: How long is a Chain?

[Kim Hazelgrove <azltech@opera.iinet.net.au>]

Yeah, 1 chain=1 cricket pitch (exactly)

Kimbo


pm wrote:

> 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
> 385483a3@news.hunterlink.net.au">news:385483a3@news.hunterlink.net.au...
> > 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 :)
> >
> >