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Convert pole to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert pole to span (cloth), or vice versa.
What is a Pole?
Synonymous with rod and perch, the pole (5.5 yards) was named after actual wooden poles used as measuring sticks in medieval field surveys.
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.
pole to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| pole | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 pole | 0.22 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 pole | 2.2 span (cloth) |
| 1 pole | 22 span (cloth) |
| 2 pole | 44 span (cloth) |
| 3 pole | 66 span (cloth) |
| 5 pole | 110 span (cloth) |
| 10 pole | 220 span (cloth) |
| 20 pole | 440 span (cloth) |
| 50 pole | 1100 span (cloth) |
| 100 pole | 2200 span (cloth) |
| 1000 pole | 22000 span (cloth) |
How to Convert pole to span (cloth)
1 pole = 22 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 0.045454545454545 pole
Example: convert 15 pole to span (cloth):
15 × 22 = 330 span (cloth)