This calculator allows you to convert from Hand to Chain and in a reverse direction. To convert from Hand to Chain, enter the amount of Hand into the first input and to convert from Chain to Hand, enter the amount of Chain into the second input.
This calculator allows you to convert from Hand to Chain and in a reverse direction. To convert from Hand to Chain, enter the amount of Hand into the first input and to convert from Chain to Hand, enter the amount of Chain into the second input.
1 Hand = 0.0050505050505051 Chain
To convert Hand to Chain: Every 1 Hand equals 0.0050505050505051 Chain. For example, 100 Hand equal 100 * 0.0050505050505051 = 0.50505050505051 Chain and so on..
Hand to Meter | Hand to Foot | Hand to Centimeter | Hand to Inch | Hand to Kilometer | Hand to Mile | Hand to Millimeter | Hand to Yard | Hand to Micrometer |What is the chain?
The chain is a unit of length. It equals 66 feet. The chain was first introduced between 1579 and 1607.
Several countries have used chain for several centuries especially in England. Note that there are 80 chains in one mile.
The main use of the chain is in laying out US townships. Official governments must use US survey chain to do surveys according to the federal law passed in 1785.