How to convert spans (cloth) to links (US survey)
1 span (cloth) is equal to 1.136361364 links (US survey), and 1 link (us survey) is equal to 0.88000176 spans (cloth). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
links (US survey) = spans (cloth) × 1.136361364
links (US survey) = spans (cloth) ÷ 0.88000176Example: convert 15 span to li (US): 15 × 1.136361364 = 17.04542045 li (US).
Span (cloth) to Link (US Survey) conversion table
| Span (cloth) (span) | Link (US Survey) (li (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span | 0.01136361364 li (US) |
| 0.1 span | 0.1136361364 li (US) |
| 1 span | 1.136361364 li (US) |
| 2 span | 2.272722727 li (US) |
| 3 span | 3.409084091 li (US) |
| 5 span | 5.681806818 li (US) |
| 10 span | 11.36361364 li (US) |
| 20 span | 22.72722727 li (US) |
| 50 span | 56.81806818 li (US) |
| 100 span | 113.6361364 li (US) |
| 250 span | 284.0903409 li (US) |
| 500 span | 568.1806818 li (US) |
| 1,000 span | 1,136.361364 li (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 link (us survey)
The US survey link is one hundredth of a US survey chain, about 0.2011684 m.
Symbol: li (US) · 1 li (US) = 0.2011684023 m · Category: US survey units