Surveyor's Measurements
1 yard = 3 ft
1 rod, perch, or pole = 25 links = 16.5 ft
4 rods = 1 chain
1 chain = 4 rods = 66 ft = 100 links
10 chains = 1 furlong
1 link = 1/100 of surveyor's chain = 7.92 inches
25 links = 1 rod = 16.5 ft
100 links = 1 chain = 66 ft
1 furlong = 10 chains = 1/8 mile = 220 yards = 660 ft
8 furlongs = one mile
1 mile = 80 chains = 320 rods = 1,760 yards = 5,280 ft
league = 1.5 miles, but the more modern distance used for a league is 3
statute or nautical miles
oxland = the amount of land one ox (of a team of 8) can plough in a year |
