ToposSquare Chain to acre, hectare and square feet
United States · Checked against a published reference
1 Square Chain = 4,356 square feet = 0.1 acre = 0.0404686 hectare.
1 acre = 10 Square Chain. 1 hectare = 24.7105 Square Chain.
| 1 Square Chain in | Value |
|---|---|
| Square Feet | 4,356 |
| Square Meters | 404.6856 |
| Square Yards | 484 |
| Acre | 0.1 |
| Hectare | 0.0404686 |
| Section | 0.00015625 |
| Township | 0.00000434028 |
| Square Rod / Perch | 16 |
| Square Vara (Texas) | 564.5376 |
Reference: Wikipedia: Acre, checked 2026-10-12.
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