How to convert feet (US survey) to spans (cloth)
1 foot (us survey) is equal to 1.333336 spans (cloth), and 1 span (cloth) is equal to 0.7499985 feet (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
spans (cloth) = feet (US survey) × 1.333336
spans (cloth) = feet (US survey) ÷ 0.7499985Example: convert 15 ft (US) to span: 15 × 1.333336 = 20.00004 span.
Foot (US Survey) to Span (cloth) conversion table
| Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) | Span (cloth) (span) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft (US) | 0.01333336 span |
| 0.1 ft (US) | 0.1333336 span |
| 1 ft (US) | 1.333336 span |
| 2 ft (US) | 2.666672 span |
| 3 ft (US) | 4.000008 span |
| 5 ft (US) | 6.66668 span |
| 10 ft (US) | 13.33336 span |
| 20 ft (US) | 26.66672 span |
| 50 ft (US) | 66.6668 span |
| 100 ft (US) | 133.3336 span |
| 250 ft (US) | 333.334 span |
| 500 ft (US) | 666.668 span |
| 1,000 ft (US) | 1,333.336 span |
About the foot (us survey)
The US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m), two parts per million longer than the international foot. It was officially retired at the end of 2022 but remains in older land records and state plane coordinates.
Symbol: ft (US) · 1 ft (US) = 0.3048006096 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