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span | 22 span | 44 span | 66 span | 88 span | 110 span | 132 span | 154 span | 176 span | 198 span | 220 span | 242 span | 264 span | 286 span | 308 span | 330 span | 352 span | 374 span | 396 span | 418 span | 440 span | 462 span | 484 span | 506 span | 528 span | 550 span | 572 span | 594 span | 616 span | 638 span | 660 span | 682 span | 704 span | 726 span | 748 span | 770 span | 792 span | 814 span | 836 span | 858 span | 880 span | 902 span | 924 span | 946 span | 968 span | 990 span | 1 012 span | 1 034 span | 1 056 span | 1 078 span | 1 100 span | 1 122 span | 1 144 span | 1 166 span | 1 188 span | 1 210 span | 1 232 span | 1 254 span | 1 276 span | 1 298 span | 1 320 span | 1 342 span | 1 364 span | 1 386 span | 1 408 span | 1 430 span | 1 452 span | 1 474 span | 1 496 span | 1 518 span | 1 540 span | 1 562 span | 1 584 span | 1 606 span | 1 628 span | 1 650 span | 1 672 span | 1 694 span | 1 716 span | 1 738 span | 1 760 span | 1 782 span | 1 804 span | 1 826 span | 1 848 span | 1 870 span | 1 892 span | 1 914 span | 1 936 span | 1 958 span | 1 980 span | 2 002 span | 2 024 span | 2 046 span | 2 068 span | 2 090 span | 2 112 span | 2 134 span | 2 156 span | 2 178 span | 2 200 span |
The rod or perch or pole is a surveyors tool and unit of length equal to 5 1⁄2 yards, 16 1⁄2 feet, 1⁄320 of a statute mile or one-fourth of a surveyor's chain and 5.0292 meters.
1 rods = 22 spans | 4 rods = 88 spans |
1.5 rods = 33 spans | 4.5 rods = 99 spans |
2 rods = 44 spans | 5 rods = 110 spans |
2.5 rods = 55 spans | 5.5 rods = 121 spans |
3 rods = 66 spans | 6 rods = 132 spans |
A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span (thumb to little finger) and little span (index finger to little finger).
1 spans = 0.045454545454545 rods | 4 spans = 0.18181818181818 rods |
1.5 spans = 0.068181818181818 rods | 4.5 spans = 0.20454545454545 rods |
2 spans = 0.090909090909091 rods | 5 spans = 0.22727272727273 rods |
2.5 spans = 0.11363636363636 rods | 5.5 spans = 0.25 rods |
3 spans = 0.13636363636364 rods | 6 spans = 0.27272727272727 rods |
1 rods = 22 spans |
1 spans = 0.0454545 rods |