Convert mile (US survey) to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to convert mile (US survey) [mi (survey)] to span (cloth) [span], or Convert span (cloth) to mile (US survey).
How to Convert Mile (Us Survey) to Span (Cloth)
1 mi (survey) = 7040.014080028 span
Example: convert 15 mi (survey) to span:
15 mi (survey) = 15 × 7040.014080028 span = 105600.21120042 span
Mile (Us Survey) to Span (Cloth) Conversion Table
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Mile (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey mile is a unit of length equal to 5,280 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was defined such that 1 meter is exactly 39.37 inches. This made the U.S. survey mile slightly longer than the international mile. The use of the survey foot was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey mile was used for land surveying in the United States.
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.