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Convert span (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert span (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch], or vice versa.
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.
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.
span (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch] Conversion Table
| span (cloth) | chain (US survey) [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span (cloth) | 0.000113636136364 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 0.1 span (cloth) | 0.00113636136364 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1 span (cloth) | 0.0113636136364 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 2 span (cloth) | 0.0227272272727 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 3 span (cloth) | 0.0340908409091 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 5 span (cloth) | 0.0568180681818 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 10 span (cloth) | 0.113636136364 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 20 span (cloth) | 0.227272272727 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 50 span (cloth) | 0.568180681818 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 100 span (cloth) | 1.13636136364 chain (US survey) [ch] |
| 1000 span (cloth) | 11.3636136364 chain (US survey) [ch] |
How to Convert span (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch]
1 span (cloth) = 0.011363613636364 chain (US survey) [ch]
1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 88.00017600035 span (cloth)
Example: convert 15 span (cloth) to chain (US survey) [ch]:
15 × 0.011363613636364 = 0.17045420454546 chain (US survey) [ch]