Mile
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The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older Englis
A milestone in the City of Westminster showing the distance from Kensington Road to Hounslow and Hyde Park Corner in miles
The supposed remains of the Golden Milestone, the zero-mile marker of the Roman road network, in the Roman Forum
Milestone on Mountbellew Bridge, erected c. 1760. Distances are given in Irish miles.
Edinburgh's "Royal Mile"—running from the castle to Holyrood Abbey—is roughly a Scots mile long.
Chain (unit)
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The chain is a unit of length equal to 66 feet, used in both the US customary and Imperial unit systems. It is subdivided into 100 links. There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute
Mile
…length Symbol mi. or mi, (rarely) m Conversions 1 mi. or mi in ... ... is equal to ... SI units 1609.344 m imperial/US units 63360 in 5280 ft 1760 yd 80 ch 8 fur US survey mile 0.999998 survey mile nautical units ≈ 0.86898 nmi The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it…
The chain is based on the length of Gunter's chain, which is 66 feet (22 yd) long.
Location marker painted on a British railway bridge, showing 112 miles and 63 chains; photograph taken August 2007
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