This calculator allows you to convert from Handbreadth to Chain and in a reverse direction. To convert from Handbreadth to Chain, enter the amount of Handbreadth into the first input and to convert from Chain to Handbreadth, enter the amount of Chain into the second input.
1 Handbreadth = 0.003787878787879 Chain
To convert Handbreadth to Chain: Every 1 Handbreadth equals 0.003787878787879 Chain. For example, 100 Handbreadth equal 100 * 0.003787878787879 = 0.3787878787879 Chain and so on..
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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.
