How to convert spans (cloth) to rods (US survey)
1 span (cloth) is equal to 0.04545445455 rods (US survey), and 1 rod (us survey) is equal to 22.000044 spans (cloth). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
rods (US survey) = spans (cloth) × 0.04545445455
rods (US survey) = spans (cloth) ÷ 22.000044Example: convert 15 span to rd (US): 15 × 0.04545445455 = 0.6818168182 rd (US).
Span (cloth) to Rod (US Survey) conversion table
| Span (cloth) (span) | Rod (US Survey) (rd (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span | 0.0004545445455 rd (US) |
| 0.1 span | 0.004545445455 rd (US) |
| 1 span | 0.04545445455 rd (US) |
| 2 span | 0.09090890909 rd (US) |
| 3 span | 0.1363633636 rd (US) |
| 5 span | 0.2272722727 rd (US) |
| 10 span | 0.4545445455 rd (US) |
| 20 span | 0.9090890909 rd (US) |
| 50 span | 2.272722727 rd (US) |
| 100 span | 4.545445455 rd (US) |
| 250 span | 11.36361364 rd (US) |
| 500 span | 22.72722727 rd (US) |
| 1,000 span | 45.45445455 rd (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 rod (us survey)
The US survey rod is 16.5 US survey feet, about 5.02921 m.
Symbol: rd (US) · 1 rd (US) = 5.029210058 m · Category: US survey units