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Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to span (cloth), or vice versa.
What is a US Survey Chain?
The US survey chain (∼20.1168 m) used the US survey foot. This measurement was key in the rectangular survey system that mapped the American frontier.
What is a Cloth Span?
A span represented 9 inches (22.86 cm), the distance between thumb and little finger when spread. Medieval cloth merchants used this measurement, with 2 spans making 1 cubit. The term survives in 'spanner' tools adjusting span-width nuts.
chain (US survey) [ch] to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| chain (US survey) [ch] | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 chain (US survey) [ch] | 0.880001760003 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 chain (US survey) [ch] | 8.80001760003 span (cloth) |
| 1 chain (US survey) [ch] | 88.0001760003 span (cloth) |
| 2 chain (US survey) [ch] | 176.000352001 span (cloth) |
| 3 chain (US survey) [ch] | 264.000528001 span (cloth) |
| 5 chain (US survey) [ch] | 440.000880002 span (cloth) |
| 10 chain (US survey) [ch] | 880.001760003 span (cloth) |
| 20 chain (US survey) [ch] | 1760.00352001 span (cloth) |
| 50 chain (US survey) [ch] | 4400.00880002 span (cloth) |
| 100 chain (US survey) [ch] | 8800.01760003 span (cloth) |
| 1000 chain (US survey) [ch] | 88000.1760003 span (cloth) |
How to Convert chain (US survey) [ch] to span (cloth)
1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 88.00017600035 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 0.011363613636364 chain (US survey) [ch]
Example: convert 15 chain (US survey) [ch] to span (cloth):
15 × 88.00017600035 = 1320.0026400052 span (cloth)