Convert foot (US survey) to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to convert foot (US survey) [ft (US)] to span (cloth) [span], or Convert span (cloth) to foot (US survey).
How to Convert Foot (Us Survey) to Span (Cloth)
1 ft (US) = 1.333336 span
Example: convert 15 ft (US) to span:
15 ft (US) = 15 × 1.333336 span = 20.00004 span
Foot (Us Survey) to Span (Cloth) Conversion Table
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Foot (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey foot was a unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was used for land surveying in the United States for most of the 20th century. Its use was officially phased out in 2022 to standardize with the international foot.
Current Use
The U.S. survey foot is now an obsolete unit.
Span (Cloth)
A span is an obsolete unit of length, typically about 9 inches, based on the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended.
History/Origin
The span has been used as a unit of measurement for thousands of years in many different cultures.
Current Use
The span is no longer a standard unit of measurement.