Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to span (cloth), or vice versa.
What is a US Survey Foot?
The US survey foot (1200/3937 meters ≈ 0.3048006 m) was the standard American measurement until 2023. Slightly longer than the international foot (0.3048 m), it originated from the 1893 Mendenhall Order and was crucial for the Public Land Survey System that mapped the American West.
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.
foot (US survey) [ft] to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| foot (US survey) [ft] | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.0133333600001 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 foot (US survey) [ft] | 0.133333600001 span (cloth) |
| 1 foot (US survey) [ft] | 1.33333600001 span (cloth) |
| 2 foot (US survey) [ft] | 2.66667200001 span (cloth) |
| 3 foot (US survey) [ft] | 4.00000800002 span (cloth) |
| 5 foot (US survey) [ft] | 6.66668000003 span (cloth) |
| 10 foot (US survey) [ft] | 13.3333600001 span (cloth) |
| 20 foot (US survey) [ft] | 26.6667200001 span (cloth) |
| 50 foot (US survey) [ft] | 66.6668000003 span (cloth) |
| 100 foot (US survey) [ft] | 133.333600001 span (cloth) |
| 1000 foot (US survey) [ft] | 1333.33600001 span (cloth) |
How to Convert foot (US survey) [ft] to span (cloth)
1 foot (US survey) [ft] = 1.3333360000053 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 0.7499985 foot (US survey) [ft]
Example: convert 15 foot (US survey) [ft] to span (cloth):
15 × 1.3333360000053 = 20.00004000008 span (cloth)