Typographic Points to US Survey Chains: the quick answer
To convert typographic points to US survey chains, multiply the value by 1.75364 × 10⁻⁵. To go the other way, multiply US survey chains by 57,024.1 to get typographic points.
To convert typographic points to US survey chains, multiply the value by 1.75364 × 10⁻⁵. To go the other way, multiply US survey chains by 57,024.1 to get typographic points.
| Typographic Points (pt) | US Survey Chains (chUS) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 1.75364 × 10⁻⁵ chUS |
| 5 pt | 8.76822 × 10⁻⁵ chUS |
| 10 pt | 0.000175364 chUS |
| 25 pt | 0.000438411 chUS |
| 50 pt | 0.000876822 chUS |
| 100 pt | 0.00175364 chUS |
| 250 pt | 0.00438411 chUS |
| 500 pt | 0.00876822 chUS |
| 1,000 pt | 0.0175364 chUS |
| 2,500 pt | 0.0438411 chUS |
| 5,000 pt | 0.0876822 chUS |
| 10,000 pt | 0.175364 chUS |
| 100,000 pt | 1.75364 chUS |
| 1,000,000 pt | 17.5364 chUS |
25 pt × 1.75364 × 10⁻⁵ = 0.000438411 chUS
Try this example →250 pt × 1.75364 × 10⁻⁵ = 0.00438411 chUS
Try this example →Typographic point (pt). A typographic point is 1/72 of an inch (about 0.3528 mm), used for font sizes.
US survey chain (chUS). The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.1168 m.
There are 1.75364 × 10⁻⁵ US survey chains in one typographic point.
Multiply the number of typographic points by 1.75364 × 10⁻⁵. For example, 10 typographic points equal 0.000175364 US survey chains.
One US survey chain equals 57,024.1 typographic points.
0.0175364 US survey chains. Other common values: 100 typographic points = 0.00175364 US survey chains and 10,000 typographic points = 0.175364 US survey chains.