Convert 50000 Rod to Chain: 50000 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.

50000 Rod = 12500 Chain

Rod to Meter | Rod to Foot | Rod to Centimeter | Rod to Inch | Rod to Kilometer | Rod to Mile | Rod to Millimeter | Rod to Yard | Rod to Micrometer |

How to convert 50000 Rod to Chain?

50000 Rod equal 12500 Chain.

Every 1 Rod = 0.25 Chain and so, 50000 Rod = 50000 multiplied by 0.25 = 12500 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

49990 Rod = 12497.5 Chain
49991 Rod = 12497.75 Chain
49992 Rod = 12498 Chain
49993 Rod = 12498.25 Chain
49994 Rod = 12498.5 Chain
49995 Rod = 12498.75 Chain
49996 Rod = 12499 Chain
49997 Rod = 12499.25 Chain
49998 Rod = 12499.5 Chain
49999 Rod = 12499.75 Chain
50000 Rod = 12500 Chain
50001 Rod = 12500.25 Chain
50002 Rod = 12500.5 Chain
50003 Rod = 12500.75 Chain
50004 Rod = 12501 Chain
50005 Rod = 12501.25 Chain
50006 Rod = 12501.5 Chain
50007 Rod = 12501.75 Chain
50008 Rod = 12502 Chain
50009 Rod = 12502.25 Chain
50010 Rod = 12502.5 Chain
ex
,