How to convert spans (cloth) to inches (US survey)
1 span (cloth) is equal to 8.999982 inches (US survey), and 1 inch (us survey) is equal to 0.1111113333 spans (cloth). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
inches (US survey) = spans (cloth) × 8.999982
inches (US survey) = spans (cloth) ÷ 0.1111113333Example: convert 15 span to in (US): 15 × 8.999982 = 134.99973 in (US).
Span (cloth) to Inch (US Survey) conversion table
| Span (cloth) (span) | Inch (US Survey) (in (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span | 0.08999982 in (US) |
| 0.1 span | 0.8999982 in (US) |
| 1 span | 8.999982 in (US) |
| 2 span | 17.999964 in (US) |
| 3 span | 26.999946 in (US) |
| 5 span | 44.99991 in (US) |
| 10 span | 89.99982 in (US) |
| 20 span | 179.99964 in (US) |
| 50 span | 449.9991 in (US) |
| 100 span | 899.9982 in (US) |
| 250 span | 2,249.9955 in (US) |
| 500 span | 4,499.991 in (US) |
| 1,000 span | 8,999.982 in (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 inch (us survey)
The US survey inch is one twelfth of a US survey foot, about 2.5400051 cm.
Symbol: in (US) · 1 in (US) = 0.0254000508 m · Category: US survey units