This calculator allows you to convert from Chain (US survey) to Rod and in a reverse direction. To convert from Chain (US survey) to Rod, enter the amount of Chain (US survey) into the first input and to convert from Rod to Chain (US survey), enter the amount of Rod into the second input.
1 Chain (US survey) = 4.0000080000161 Rod
To convert Chain (US survey) to Rod: Every 1 Chain (US survey) equals 4.0000080000161 Rod. For example, 100 Chain (US survey) equal 100 * 4.0000080000161 = 400.00080000161 Rod and so on..
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The rod is a unit used to measure distance. It is an old English unit. Rod is the same length as a perch (pole). perch is measured using cordage or wood.
One rod equals to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres). The idiom "rod" is derived from the old English rodd.
Since 1965, rod has been legalized as a unit of measurement in the united kingdom.
Nowadays, the use of rod is not common but Some fields are still using it such as:
