Convert link (US survey) [li] to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert link (US survey) [li] to span (cloth), or vice versa.
What is a US Survey Link?
The US survey link (∼20.1168 cm) was based on the US survey chain. These small units allowed precise land measurements in the rectangular survey system, with township maps showing dimensions in links and chains until metric conversion.
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.
link (US survey) [li] to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| link (US survey) [li] | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link (US survey) [li] | 0.00880001760003 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 link (US survey) [li] | 0.0880001760003 span (cloth) |
| 1 link (US survey) [li] | 0.880001760003 span (cloth) |
| 2 link (US survey) [li] | 1.76000352001 span (cloth) |
| 3 link (US survey) [li] | 2.64000528001 span (cloth) |
| 5 link (US survey) [li] | 4.40000880002 span (cloth) |
| 10 link (US survey) [li] | 8.80001760003 span (cloth) |
| 20 link (US survey) [li] | 17.6000352001 span (cloth) |
| 50 link (US survey) [li] | 44.0000880002 span (cloth) |
| 100 link (US survey) [li] | 88.0001760003 span (cloth) |
| 1000 link (US survey) [li] | 880.001760003 span (cloth) |
How to Convert link (US survey) [li] to span (cloth)
1 link (US survey) [li] = 0.8800017600035 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 1.1363613636364 link (US survey) [li]
Example: convert 15 link (US survey) [li] to span (cloth):
15 × 0.8800017600035 = 13.200026400052 span (cloth)