Chains to meters
Type a value in chain to get it in m instantly.
2,011.68m
That's 2.4× as long as the Burj Khalifa, while Mount Everest is 4.4× longer. Walking, you would cover that in 23.95 minutes.
Convert the other way: m to chain
What it means
How long is that?
Reference lengths are typical values. The inch, foot, yard and mile are defined exactly in meters (1 inch = 2.54 cm).
The math
How to convert chain to m
To convert chains to meters, multiply by 20.1168.
Example: 100 chain × 20.1168 = 2,011.68 m.
In the other direction, 1 m = 0.0497097 chain.
Every unit
Your length in every unit
Tables
chain to m conversion table
| chain | m |
|---|---|
| 1 chain | 20.1168 m |
| 2 chain | 40.2336 m |
| 3 chain | 60.3504 m |
| 5 chain | 100.584 m |
| 10 chain | 201.168 m |
| 15 chain | 301.752 m |
| 20 chain | 402.336 m |
| 25 chain | 502.92 m |
| 30 chain | 603.504 m |
| 50 chain | 1,005.84 m |
| 75 chain | 1,508.76 m |
| 100 chain | 2,011.68 m |
| 150 chain | 3,017.52 m |
| 200 chain | 4,023.36 m |
| 500 chain | 10,058.4 m |
| 1,000 chain | 20,116.8 m |
m to chain conversion table
| m | chain |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 0.0497097 chain |
| 2 m | 0.0994194 chain |
| 3 m | 0.149129 chain |
| 5 m | 0.248548 chain |
| 10 m | 0.497097 chain |
| 15 m | 0.745645 chain |
| 20 m | 0.994194 chain |
| 25 m | 1.24274 chain |
| 30 m | 1.49129 chain |
| 50 m | 2.48548 chain |
| 75 m | 3.72823 chain |
| 100 m | 4.97097 chain |
| 150 m | 7.45645 chain |
| 200 m | 9.94194 chain |
| 500 m | 24.8548 chain |
| 1,000 m | 49.7097 chain |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many m is 1 chain?
- 1 chain is 20.1168 m.
- How many m is 10 chain?
- 10 chain is 201.168 m.
- How many m is 100 chain?
- 100 chain is 2,011.68 m.
The units
About these units
Chains (chain)
Sixty-six feet, the length of a cricket pitch and the width of many old roads.
Meters (m)
The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined by the speed of light: the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
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