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Square Chain [ch²]

A square chain (ch²) is a unit of area used in land surveying, especially in the US and UK. It represents the area of a square with sides one chain long.

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  1 chain = 66 feet (20.1168 meters)

  
  
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  1 square chain = 66 ft × 66 ft = 4,356 square feet ≈ 404.69 m²

  
  
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  10 square chains = 1 acre

  
  

Square chains are used to measure land parcels and agricultural fields.

Varas Castellanas Cuadradas

Varas castellanas is an old Spanish unit of length, and varas castellanas cuadradas refers to the corresponding unit of area (square varas castellanas).

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  1 vara castellana ≈ 0.8359 meters

  
  
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  1 square vara castellana = (0.8359 m)² ≈ 0.6988 m²

  
  

This unit was historically used in Spain and Spanish colonies for measuring land and building areas. It is mostly obsolete today but can still appear in old land records.