This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WUB.2ACI/1323.1 Message Board Post: A chain is equal to 66 feet. A link is equal to .66 feet or 7.92 inches A rod is equal to 16 feet. To find out all the conversions you can go to: http://www.ghostseekers.com/Conversions.htm Hope this helps, Mike in TX