Measurement Conversions

1 chain =
100 links
4 rods/poles/perches
0.10 furlongs
1/80th mile
22 yards
66 feet
23.76 varas

1 link = 7.92 inches

1 furlong =
10 chains
1006 links
40 rods/poles/perches
1/8th mile
237 yards
664 feet

1 rod/pole/perch =
0.25 chains
0.025 furlongs
0.003135 miles
0.594 varas
16.5 feet

1 mile =
80 chains
1,760 yards
5,280 feet
320 rods/poles/perches
8 furlongs
1,901 varas

1 league =
5,000 varas square
13,889 feet square
4,428.4 acres

1 labor =
1,000 varas square
2,788 feet square
177.136 acres

1 acre =
160 rods square
10 square chains
5,645.4 square varas
75.13 varas square
43,560 square feet
4,840 square yards

1 arpent =
0.84 acres
36, 590 square feet
4,066 square years

Source: Organization of States Lands, page 63, found in the NC Room, Forsyth County Library, Winston Salem, NC