A chain is equal to 100 links. There are two kinds of chains so you have to know which they used. The Engineers chain is 100 feet long, so a link is 1 foot. The older kind is the Gunter chain that is 66 feet long, so a link is 1/80th of a mile. Mike Barnes >X-Message: #2 >Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 20:01:10 -0400 >From: "Michael McAlonie" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: surveying measurements >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > >Could anyone tell me the actual lengths/distance of the surveying terms >"chains" and "links" I have seen in old Washington County deeds? > >Thanks, Mike _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/