This calculator allows you to convert from Chain to Dekameter and in a reverse direction. To convert from Chain to Dekameter, enter the amount of Chain into the first input and to convert from Dekameter to Chain, enter the amount of Dekameter into the second input.
20 Chain = 40.2336 Dekameter
Chain to Meter | Chain to Foot | Chain to Centimeter | Chain to Inch | Chain to Kilometer | Chain to Mile | Chain to Millimeter | Chain to Yard | Chain to Micrometer |20 Chain equal 40.2336 Dekameter.
Every 1 Chain = 2.01168 Dekameter and so, 20 Chain = 20 multiplied by 2.01168 = 40.2336 Dekameter.
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.
| 10 Chain = 20.1168 Dekameter |
| 11 Chain = 22.12848 Dekameter |
| 12 Chain = 24.14016 Dekameter |
| 13 Chain = 26.15184 Dekameter |
| 14 Chain = 28.16352 Dekameter |
| 15 Chain = 30.1752 Dekameter |
| 16 Chain = 32.18688 Dekameter |
| 17 Chain = 34.19856 Dekameter |
| 18 Chain = 36.21024 Dekameter |
| 19 Chain = 38.22192 Dekameter |
| 20 Chain = 40.2336 Dekameter |
| 21 Chain = 42.24528 Dekameter |
| 22 Chain = 44.25696 Dekameter |
| 23 Chain = 46.26864 Dekameter |
| 24 Chain = 48.28032 Dekameter |
| 25 Chain = 50.292 Dekameter |
| 26 Chain = 52.30368 Dekameter |
| 27 Chain = 54.31536 Dekameter |
| 28 Chain = 56.32704 Dekameter |
| 29 Chain = 58.33872 Dekameter |
| 30 Chain = 60.3504 Dekameter |
