handbreadth to ch
92 unitsResult3.787871e-3
0.003787871212ch
1 handbreadth × 0.003787871212 = 0.003787871212 ch
Convert Handbreadth to Chain (US survey) (handbreadth to ch)
1 handbreadth = 0.003787871212 chain (US survey). Convert handbreadths to chain (US survey) instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
chain (US survey) = handbreadths × 0.003787871212
handbreadth to ch conversion table
| handbreadth | ch |
|---|---|
| 1 handbreadth | 0.003787871212 ch |
| 2 handbreadth | 0.007575742424 ch |
| 3 handbreadth | 0.01136361364 ch |
| 5 handbreadth | 0.01893935606 ch |
| 10 handbreadth | 0.03787871212 ch |
| 20 handbreadth | 0.07575742424 ch |
| 50 handbreadth | 0.1893935606 ch |
| 100 handbreadth | 0.3787871212 ch |
| 250 handbreadth | 0.946967803 ch |
| 500 handbreadth | 1.893935606 ch |
| 1000 handbreadth | 3.787871212 ch |
What is a handbreadth?
The handbreadth is a traditional unit of length, one of many that were in use before the metric system spread. One handbreadth equals 0.0762 meters, so every conversion on this page starts from that single number.
Units like this were often based on the human body or on farm work, and their exact size varied from town to town until modern values were fixed. They turn up today in old documents, translations, and historical research, where converting handbreadths into meters makes the numbers readable again.