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Chains to Spans Conversion

Chain to span conversion allow you make a conversion between chain and span easily. You can find the tool in the following.

Length Conversion

to

input
= 88.00017498
= 0.880002 × 102
= 0.880002E2
= 0.880002e2
= 132.00026247
= 1.32 × 102
= 1.32E2
= 1.32e2
= 176.00034996
= 1.76 × 102
= 1.76E2
= 1.76e2
= 220.00043745
= 2.2 × 102
= 2.2E2
= 2.2e2
= 264.00052493
= 2.64001 × 102
= 2.64001E2
= 2.64001e2

Quick Look: chains to spans

chain1 ch2 ch3 ch4 ch5 ch6 ch7 ch8 ch9 ch10 ch11 ch12 ch13 ch14 ch15 ch16 ch17 ch18 ch19 ch20 ch21 ch22 ch23 ch24 ch25 ch26 ch27 ch28 ch29 ch30 ch31 ch32 ch33 ch34 ch35 ch36 ch37 ch38 ch39 ch40 ch41 ch42 ch43 ch44 ch45 ch46 ch47 ch48 ch49 ch50 ch51 ch52 ch53 ch54 ch55 ch56 ch57 ch58 ch59 ch60 ch61 ch62 ch63 ch64 ch65 ch66 ch67 ch68 ch69 ch70 ch71 ch72 ch73 ch74 ch75 ch76 ch77 ch78 ch79 ch80 ch81 ch82 ch83 ch84 ch85 ch86 ch87 ch88 ch89 ch90 ch91 ch92 ch93 ch94 ch95 ch96 ch97 ch98 ch99 ch100 ch
span88.0001750 span176.0003500 span264.0005249 span352.0006999 span440.0008749 span528.0010499 span616.0012248 span704.0013998 span792.0015748 span880.0017498 span968.0019248 span1,056.0020997 span1,144.0022747 span1,232.0024497 span1,320.0026247 span1,408.0027997 span1,496.0029746 span1,584.0031496 span1,672.0033246 span1,760.0034996 span1,848.0036745 span1,936.0038495 span2,024.0040245 span2,112.0041995 span2,200.0043745 span2,288.0045494 span2,376.0047244 span2,464.0048994 span2,552.0050744 span2,640.0052493 span2,728.0054243 span2,816.0055993 span2,904.0057743 span2,992.0059493 span3,080.0061242 span3,168.0062992 span3,256.0064742 span3,344.0066492 span3,432.0068241 span3,520.0069991 span3,608.0071741 span3,696.0073491 span3,784.0075241 span3,872.0076990 span3,960.0078740 span4,048.0080490 span4,136.0082240 span4,224.0083990 span4,312.0085739 span4,400.0087489 span4,488.0089239 span4,576.0090989 span4,664.0092738 span4,752.0094488 span4,840.0096238 span4,928.0097988 span5,016.0099738 span5,104.0101487 span5,192.0103237 span5,280.0104987 span5,368.0106737 span5,456.0108486 span5,544.0110236 span5,632.0111986 span5,720.0113736 span5,808.0115486 span5,896.0117235 span5,984.0118985 span6,072.0120735 span6,160.0122485 span6,248.0124234 span6,336.0125984 span6,424.0127734 span6,512.0129484 span6,600.0131234 span6,688.0132983 span6,776.0134733 span6,864.0136483 span6,952.0138233 span7,040.0139983 span7,128.0141732 span7,216.0143482 span7,304.0145232 span7,392.0146982 span7,480.0148731 span7,568.0150481 span7,656.0152231 span7,744.0153981 span7,832.0155731 span7,920.0157480 span8,008.0159230 span8,096.0160980 span8,184.0162730 span8,272.0164479 span8,360.0166229 span8,448.0167979 span8,536.0169729 span8,624.0171479 span8,712.0173228 span8,800.0174978 span

A chain is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links, or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). The chain has been used for several centuries in Britain and in some other countries influenced by British practice.

Name of unitSymbolDefinitionRelation to SI unitsUnit System
chainch

≡ 66 ft (US) ≡ 4 rods

≈ 20.11684 m

Imperial/US

conversion table

chainsspanschainsspans
1≈ 88.0001749781284≈ 352.00069991251
1.5≈ 132.000262467194.5≈ 396.00078740157
2≈ 176.000349956265≈ 440.00087489064
2.5≈ 220.000437445325.5≈ 484.0009623797
3≈ 264.000524934386≈ 528.00104986877

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).

Name of unitSymbolDefinitionRelation to SI unitsUnit System
spanspan

≡ 9 in

= 0.2286 m

Imperial/US

conversion table

spanschainsspanschains
1≈ 0.0113636137683654≈ 0.045454455073461
1.5≈ 0.0170454206525484.5≈ 0.051136261957643
2≈ 0.022727227536735≈ 0.056818068841826
2.5≈ 0.0284090344209135.5≈ 0.062499875726009
3≈ 0.0340908413050966≈ 0.068181682610191

Conversion table

chainsspans
1≈ 88.0001750
0.0113636≈ 1

Legend

SymbolDefinition
exactly equal
approximately equal to
=equal to
digitsindicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …)