Convert 100 Rod to Chain: 100 Rod in Chain

This calculator allows you to convert from Rod to Chain and in a reverse direction. To convert from Rod to Chain, enter the amount of Rod into the first input and to convert from Chain to Rod, enter the amount of Chain into the second input.

100 Rod = 25 Chain

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How to convert 100 Rod to Chain?

100 Rod equal 25 Chain.

Every 1 Rod = 0.25 Chain and so, 100 Rod = 100 multiplied by 0.25 = 25 Chain.

Rod

What is rod?

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:

  • the acquisition of pipeline easements.
  • maps measure portages
  • recreational canoeing

Chain

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.

Rod to Chain Conversions Table

90 Rod = 22.5 Chain
91 Rod = 22.75 Chain
92 Rod = 23 Chain
93 Rod = 23.25 Chain
94 Rod = 23.5 Chain
95 Rod = 23.75 Chain
96 Rod = 24 Chain
97 Rod = 24.25 Chain
98 Rod = 24.5 Chain
99 Rod = 24.75 Chain
100 Rod = 25 Chain
101 Rod = 25.25 Chain
102 Rod = 25.5 Chain
103 Rod = 25.75 Chain
104 Rod = 26 Chain
105 Rod = 26.25 Chain
106 Rod = 26.5 Chain
107 Rod = 26.75 Chain
108 Rod = 27 Chain
109 Rod = 27.25 Chain
110 Rod = 27.5 Chain
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