How to convert rods (US survey) to spans (cloth)
1 rod (us survey) is equal to 22.000044 spans (cloth), and 1 span (cloth) is equal to 0.04545445455 rods (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
spans (cloth) = rods (US survey) × 22.000044
spans (cloth) = rods (US survey) ÷ 0.04545445455Example: convert 15 rd (US) to span: 15 × 22.000044 = 330.00066 span.
Rod (US Survey) to Span (cloth) conversion table
| Rod (US Survey) (rd (US)) | Span (cloth) (span) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 rd (US) | 0.22000044 span |
| 0.1 rd (US) | 2.2000044 span |
| 1 rd (US) | 22.000044 span |
| 2 rd (US) | 44.000088 span |
| 3 rd (US) | 66.000132 span |
| 5 rd (US) | 110.00022 span |
| 10 rd (US) | 220.00044 span |
| 20 rd (US) | 440.00088 span |
| 50 rd (US) | 1,100.0022 span |
| 100 rd (US) | 2,200.0044 span |
| 250 rd (US) | 5,500.011 span |
| 500 rd (US) | 11,000.022 span |
| 1,000 rd (US) | 22,000.044 span |
About the rod (us survey)
The US survey rod is 16.5 US survey feet, about 5.02921 m.
Symbol: rd (US) · 1 rd (US) = 5.029210058 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