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Pole (also rod or perch) - traditional surveying length
Pole is a historical Imperial/US surveying unit equal to 16.5 feet. Used in land measurement, parcel descriptions, and traditional fencing
- Symbols: rd (rod), p (perch); no standard symbol for “pole”
- System: Imperial/US customary (historic surveying)
- Exact relations: 1 pole = 16.5 ft = 5.5 yd = 1/4 chain = 25 links = 1/320 mi
- Metric equivalents: 1 pole = 5.0292 m (exact)
- Typical examples: fence runs; plot dimensions in old deeds (e.g., “4 poles 3 links”)
Link - traditional surveying length unit
Link is a historical unit used in land surveying as 1/100 of a Gunter’s chain. Used on cadastral maps, field books, and deeds throughout the English-speaking world.
- Symbols: l, lk, or lnk (varies)
- System: Imperial/US customary (historic surveying)
- Exact relations: 1 link = 1/100 chain = 1/25 rod = 0.66 ft = 7.92 in
- Metric equivalents: 1 link = 0.201168 m (exact); 100 links = 20.1168 m (1 chain)
- Typical examples: parcel frontage like “12 ch 37 lks”; old plats listing sides in chains and links