Convert length and distance units — meters, feet, inches, kilometers, miles, light years and more.
| Unit | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0.001 chain | 0.022 yd | |
| 0.01 chain | 0.22 yd | |
| 0.1 chain | 2.2 yd | |
| 1 chain | 22 yd | |
| 5 chain | 110 yd | |
| 10 chain | 220 yd | |
| 50 chain | 1100 yd | |
| 100 chain | 2200 yd | |
| 1000 chain | 22000 yd |
Multiply the number of Chains by 22 to get Yards. Formula: yd = chain × 22. Example: 10 chain × 22 = 220 yd. To reverse, divide Yards by 22 to get Chains.
| Chain (chain) | Yard (yd) |
|---|---|
| 0.001 chain | 0.022 yd |
| 0.01 chain | 0.22 yd |
| 0.1 chain | 2.2 yd |
| 0.5 chain | 11 yd |
| 1 chain | 22 yd |
| 2 chain | 44 yd |
| 5 chain | 110 yd |
| 10 chain | 220 yd |
| 20 chain | 440 yd |
| 50 chain | 1100 yd |
| 100 chain | 2200 yd |
| 250 chain | 5500 yd |
| 500 chain | 11000 yd |
| 1000 chain | 22000 yd |
| 10000 chain | 220000 yd |
To convert Chain to Yard, multiply by 22. Example: 10 chain = 220 yd
To convert Yard back to Chain, divide by 22 (multiply by 0.0454545). Use the swap button above.
Start with 100 Chains = 2200 yd as your reference point. Scale up or down from there.
The chain (66 feet = 22 yards) and the yard are both US customary units. Land surveyors, property lawyers, and real estate agents in the US convert between the two when reconciling survey records with construction and property descriptions.
A cricket pitch is exactly 1 chain (22 yards) long — the chain was specifically chosen as the pitch length when cricket's rules were formalised. Cricket ground designers and historians use this exact relationship constantly.
An American football field is 100 yards long. Original field survey records may use chains (100 yards = 4.545 chains). Sports facility engineers convert between the two when working with original survey plans.
Traditional UK allotment plots are measured in chains and rods. Converting to yards is practical for allotment holders estimating how much fencing, netting, or irrigation pipe they need in the familiar yard measure.
The chain's 22-yard length was also used in the English textile trade for measuring cloth. Historians of the cloth trade encounter both chains and yards in the same documents, requiring conversion for comparative analysis.
Golf courses originally surveyed using chains convert hole distances to yards for yardage books and GPS devices. The 1 chain = 22 yards relationship makes this a simple calculation fundamental to golf course management.
The Chain is a unit of Length measurement (symbol: chain). 1 chain = 22 yd. Used in scientific and practical Length measurement applications.
The Yard is a unit of Length measurement (symbol: yd). It is part of an internationally recognised measurement system used alongside the Chain.
Edmund Gunter invented the surveyor's chain in 1620. His design — 100 links totalling exactly 66 feet — was brilliantly chosen: 10 chains × 10 chains = 1 acre, making area calculation trivially simple in the field. 80 chains = 1 mile, 10 chains = 1 furlong. The chain became standard across the British Empire and is written into American law — the US Public Land Survey System still divides land using chains and links.
The yard has a disputed but fascinating origin. One theory holds it was defined as the distance from King Henry I's nose to the tip of his outstretched thumb. It was formally codified at 3 feet in 1558 under Queen Elizabeth I. The Imperial Standard Yard — a bronze bar with gold reference plugs — was created in 1845 to replace the original, destroyed in the 1834 Parliament fire. The yard was fixed at exactly 0.9144 metres under the International Yard and Pound Agreement of 1959.
Common use: Chain to Yard conversion is needed when working with international standards, scientific publications, or reference materials that use different unit systems for Length measurement.