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Convert span (cloth) to pole
Please provide values below to Convert span (cloth) to pole, 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 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.
span (cloth) to pole Conversion Table
| span (cloth) | pole |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span (cloth) | 0.000454545454545 pole |
| 0.1 span (cloth) | 0.00454545454545 pole |
| 1 span (cloth) | 0.0454545454545 pole |
| 2 span (cloth) | 0.0909090909091 pole |
| 3 span (cloth) | 0.136363636364 pole |
| 5 span (cloth) | 0.227272727273 pole |
| 10 span (cloth) | 0.454545454545 pole |
| 20 span (cloth) | 0.909090909091 pole |
| 50 span (cloth) | 2.27272727273 pole |
| 100 span (cloth) | 4.54545454545 pole |
| 1000 span (cloth) | 45.4545454545 pole |
How to Convert span (cloth) to pole
1 span (cloth) = 0.045454545454545 pole
1 pole = 22 span (cloth)
Example: convert 15 span (cloth) to pole:
15 × 0.045454545454545 = 0.68181818181818 pole