This calculator allows you to convert from Chain to Ell and in a reverse direction. To convert from Chain to Ell, enter the amount of Chain into the first input and to convert from Ell to Chain, enter the amount of Ell into the second input.
This calculator allows you to convert from Chain to Ell and in a reverse direction. To convert from Chain to Ell, enter the amount of Chain into the first input and to convert from Ell to Chain, enter the amount of Ell into the second input.
50 Chain = 880 Ell
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 |50 Chain equal 880 Ell.
Every 1 Chain = 17.6 Ell and so, 50 Chain = 50 multiplied by 17.6 = 880 Ell.
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.
What is the ell?
Ell is a unit of length. It is used mainly for cloth. It equals 45 inches in England.
Note that the ell has different sizes between different regions:
| 40 Chain = 704 Ell |
| 41 Chain = 721.6 Ell |
| 42 Chain = 739.2 Ell |
| 43 Chain = 756.8 Ell |
| 44 Chain = 774.4 Ell |
| 45 Chain = 792 Ell |
| 46 Chain = 809.6 Ell |
| 47 Chain = 827.2 Ell |
| 48 Chain = 844.8 Ell |
| 49 Chain = 862.4 Ell |
| 50 Chain = 880 Ell |
| 51 Chain = 897.6 Ell |
| 52 Chain = 915.2 Ell |
| 53 Chain = 932.8 Ell |
| 54 Chain = 950.4 Ell |
| 55 Chain = 968 Ell |
| 56 Chain = 985.6 Ell |
| 57 Chain = 1003.2 Ell |
| 58 Chain = 1020.8 Ell |
| 59 Chain = 1038.4 Ell |
| 60 Chain = 1056 Ell |