Nautical Miles to Chains calculator

Nautical Miles

A nautical mile is a unit of measurement defined as exactly 1,852 metres. Historically, it was defined as one minute of latitude, which is equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree of latitude.

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Chains

Location designator painted on a British railway bridge, showing 112 miles and 63 chains.

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Nautical Miles to Chains Conversion Table

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• Nautical Mile (1,852 meters)

  A nautical mile is a unit of measurement defined as exactly 1,852 metres (6,076.1 ft; 1.1508 mi). Historically, it was defined as one minute of latitude, which is equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree of latitude. Today, it is a non-SI unit which has a continued use in both air and marine navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters.

• Chain (20.11684 meters)

  A chain is a unit of length that measures 66 feet, 22 yards, 100 links, or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). The chain has been used for several centuries in England and in some other countries influenced by English practice. In Scotland a chain was 74 feet.