How to convert spans (cloth) to feet (US survey)
1 span (cloth) is equal to 0.7499985 feet (US survey), and 1 foot (us survey) is equal to 1.333336 spans (cloth). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
feet (US survey) = spans (cloth) × 0.7499985
feet (US survey) = spans (cloth) ÷ 1.333336Example: convert 15 span to ft (US): 15 × 0.7499985 = 11.2499775 ft (US).
Span (cloth) to Foot (US Survey) conversion table
| Span (cloth) (span) | Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span | 0.007499985 ft (US) |
| 0.1 span | 0.07499985 ft (US) |
| 1 span | 0.7499985 ft (US) |
| 2 span | 1.499997 ft (US) |
| 3 span | 2.2499955 ft (US) |
| 5 span | 3.7499925 ft (US) |
| 10 span | 7.499985 ft (US) |
| 20 span | 14.99997 ft (US) |
| 50 span | 37.499925 ft (US) |
| 100 span | 74.99985 ft (US) |
| 250 span | 187.499625 ft (US) |
| 500 span | 374.99925 ft (US) |
| 1,000 span | 749.9985 ft (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 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