How to convert spans (cloth) to chains (US survey)
1 span (cloth) is equal to 0.01136361364 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 88.000176 spans (cloth). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = spans (cloth) × 0.01136361364
chains (US survey) = spans (cloth) ÷ 88.000176Example: convert 15 span to ch (US): 15 × 0.01136361364 = 0.1704542045 ch (US).
Span (cloth) to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Span (cloth) (span) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span | 0.0001136361364 ch (US) |
| 0.1 span | 0.001136361364 ch (US) |
| 1 span | 0.01136361364 ch (US) |
| 2 span | 0.02272722727 ch (US) |
| 3 span | 0.03409084091 ch (US) |
| 5 span | 0.05681806818 ch (US) |
| 10 span | 0.1136361364 ch (US) |
| 20 span | 0.2272722727 ch (US) |
| 50 span | 0.5681806818 ch (US) |
| 100 span | 1.136361364 ch (US) |
| 250 span | 2.840903409 ch (US) |
| 500 span | 5.681806818 ch (US) |
| 1,000 span | 11.36361364 ch (US) |
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
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