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| 1 yard = |
3 ft |
| 1 rod, perch, or pole = |
25 links = 16.5 ft |
| 4 rods = |
1 chain |
| 1 chain = |
4 rods = 66 ft = 100 links |
| 10 chains = |
1 furlong |
| 1 link = |
1/100 of surveyor's chain = 7.92 inches |
| 25 links = |
1 rod = 16.5 ft |
| 100 links = |
1 chain = 66 ft |
| 1 furlong = |
10 chains = 1/8 mile = 220 yards = 660 ft |
| 8 furlongs = |
1 mile = 5,280 ft |
| 1 mile = |
80 chains = 320 rods = 1,760 yards |
| 1 league = |
1.5 miles, but the more modern distance used for a league is 3
statute or nautical miles |
| oxland = |
the amount of land one ox (of a team of 8) can plough in a year |
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