How to convert chains (US survey) to spans (cloth)
1 chain (us survey) is equal to 88.000176 spans (cloth), and 1 span (cloth) is equal to 0.01136361364 chains (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
spans (cloth) = chains (US survey) × 88.000176
spans (cloth) = chains (US survey) ÷ 0.01136361364Example: convert 15 ch (US) to span: 15 × 88.000176 = 1,320.00264 span.
Chain (US Survey) to Span (cloth) conversion table
| Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) | Span (cloth) (span) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ch (US) | 0.88000176 span |
| 0.1 ch (US) | 8.8000176 span |
| 1 ch (US) | 88.000176 span |
| 2 ch (US) | 176.000352 span |
| 3 ch (US) | 264.000528 span |
| 5 ch (US) | 440.00088 span |
| 10 ch (US) | 880.00176 span |
| 20 ch (US) | 1,760.00352 span |
| 50 ch (US) | 4,400.0088 span |
| 100 ch (US) | 8,800.0176 span |
| 250 ch (US) | 22,000.044 span |
| 500 ch (US) | 44,000.088 span |
| 1,000 ch (US) | 88,000.176 span |
About the chain (us survey)
The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.11684 m, used in the US Public Land Survey System.
Symbol: ch (US) · 1 ch (US) = 20.11684023 m · Category: US survey units
About the span (cloth)
The cloth span is 9 inches (22.86 cm), originally the distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger of a spread hand.
Symbol: span · 1 span = 0.2286 m · Category: Historical & cloth