To convert hands to US survey chains, multiply the value by 0.00505049. To go the other way, multiply US survey chains by 198 to get hands.
| Hands (hand) | US Survey Chains (chUS) |
|---|---|
| 1 hand | 0.00505049 chUS |
| 5 hand | 0.0252525 chUS |
| 10 hand | 0.0505049 chUS |
| 25 hand | 0.126262 chUS |
| 50 hand | 0.252525 chUS |
| 100 hand | 0.505049 chUS |
| 250 hand | 1.26262 chUS |
| 500 hand | 2.52525 chUS |
| 1,000 hand | 5.05049 chUS |
| 2,500 hand | 12.6262 chUS |
| 5,000 hand | 25.2525 chUS |
| 10,000 hand | 50.5049 chUS |
| 100,000 hand | 505.049 chUS |
| 1,000,000 hand | 5,050.49 chUS |
Hand (hand). A hand is 4 inches (0.1016 m) and is still used to measure the height of horses.
US survey chain (chUS). The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.1168 m.
There are 0.00505049 US survey chains in one hand.
Multiply the number of hands by 0.00505049. For example, 10 hands equal 0.0505049 US survey chains.
One US survey chain equals 198 hands.
5.05049 US survey chains. Other common values: 100 hands = 0.505049 US survey chains and 10,000 hands = 50.5049 US survey chains.