How to convert spans (cloth) to fathoms (US survey)
1 span (cloth) is equal to 0.12499975 fathoms (US survey), and 1 fathom (us survey) is equal to 8.000016 spans (cloth). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
fathoms (US survey) = spans (cloth) × 0.12499975
fathoms (US survey) = spans (cloth) ÷ 8.000016Example: convert 15 span to ftm (US): 15 × 0.12499975 = 1.87499625 ftm (US).
Span (cloth) to Fathom (US Survey) conversion table
| Span (cloth) (span) | Fathom (US Survey) (ftm (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span | 0.0012499975 ftm (US) |
| 0.1 span | 0.012499975 ftm (US) |
| 1 span | 0.12499975 ftm (US) |
| 2 span | 0.2499995 ftm (US) |
| 3 span | 0.37499925 ftm (US) |
| 5 span | 0.62499875 ftm (US) |
| 10 span | 1.2499975 ftm (US) |
| 20 span | 2.499995 ftm (US) |
| 50 span | 6.2499875 ftm (US) |
| 100 span | 12.499975 ftm (US) |
| 250 span | 31.2499375 ftm (US) |
| 500 span | 62.499875 ftm (US) |
| 1,000 span | 124.99975 ftm (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 fathom (us survey)
The US survey fathom is 6 US survey feet, about 1.8288037 m.
Symbol: ftm (US) · 1 ftm (US) = 1.828803658 m · Category: US survey units