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The word '''"metes"''' is defined as the direction and distance of a line; the line forming the boundary of the property. To find the direction, a compass was used indicating north, south, east, west as well as the degree of direction between 0 and 90. Various forms of measurement were used to determine distance. For example the following terms were common when doing a metes and bounds survey: | The word '''"metes"''' is defined as the direction and distance of a line; the line forming the boundary of the property. To find the direction, a compass was used indicating north, south, east, west as well as the degree of direction between 0 and 90. Various forms of measurement were used to determine distance. For example the following terms were common when doing a metes and bounds survey: | ||
:link: 7.92 inches | |||
:perch/pole: 16.5 feet or 1/4 chain or 25 links or 198 inches | |||
:rod: 16.5 feet | |||
:chain: 66 feet 4 rods or 100 links | |||
:furlong: 664 feet | |||
==== '''Bounds''' ==== | ==== '''Bounds''' ==== | ||
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