SOME LAND MEASUREMENTS USED "BACK IN THE DAY"
| 1 chain = | 100 links |
| 4 rods/poles/perches | |
| 0.10 furlongs | |
| 1/80th mile | |
| 22 yards | |
| 66 feet | |
| 1 link = | 7.92 inches |
| 1 furlong = | 10 chains |
| 1006 links | |
| 40 rods/poles/perches | |
| 1/8th mile | |
| 664 feet | |
| 1 rod = | .0.25 chains |
| pole/perch = | .0.25 furlongs |
| .0.003125 miles | |
| 16.5 feet | |
| 1 mile = | 80 chains |
| 1,760 yards | |
| 5,280 feet | |
| 320 rods/poles/perches | |
| 8 furlongs | |
| 1 acre = | 160 rods square |
| 10 square chains | |
| 43,560 square feet | |
| 4,840 square yards | |
*Measurements are aproximate.
page added February 2005