league (land) | 1 lea | 2 lea | 3 lea | 4 lea | 5 lea | 6 lea | 7 lea | 8 lea | 9 lea | 10 lea | 11 lea | 12 lea | 13 lea | 14 lea | 15 lea | 16 lea | 17 lea | 18 lea | 19 lea | 20 lea | 21 lea | 22 lea | 23 lea | 24 lea | 25 lea | 26 lea | 27 lea | 28 lea | 29 lea | 30 lea | 31 lea | 32 lea | 33 lea | 34 lea | 35 lea | 36 lea | 37 lea | 38 lea | 39 lea | 40 lea | 41 lea | 42 lea | 43 lea | 44 lea | 45 lea | 46 lea | 47 lea | 48 lea | 49 lea | 50 lea | 51 lea | 52 lea | 53 lea | 54 lea | 55 lea | 56 lea | 57 lea | 58 lea | 59 lea | 60 lea | 61 lea | 62 lea | 63 lea | 64 lea | 65 lea | 66 lea | 67 lea | 68 lea | 69 lea | 70 lea | 71 lea | 72 lea | 73 lea | 74 lea | 75 lea | 76 lea | 77 lea | 78 lea | 79 lea | 80 lea | 81 lea | 82 lea | 83 lea | 84 lea | 85 lea | 86 lea | 87 lea | 88 lea | 89 lea | 90 lea | 91 lea | 92 lea | 93 lea | 94 lea | 95 lea | 96 lea | 97 lea | 98 lea | 99 lea | 100 lea |
span | 21,119.8600175 span | 42,239.7200350 span | 63,359.5800525 span | 84,479.4400700 span | 105,599.3000875 span | 126,719.1601050 span | 147,839.0201225 span | 168,958.8801400 span | 190,078.7401575 span | 211,198.6001750 span | 232,318.4601925 span | 253,438.3202100 span | 274,558.1802275 span | 295,678.0402450 span | 316,797.9002625 span | 337,917.7602800 span | 359,037.6202975 span | 380,157.4803150 span | 401,277.3403325 span | 422,397.2003500 span | 443,517.0603675 span | 464,636.9203850 span | 485,756.7804025 span | 506,876.6404200 span | 527,996.5004375 span | 549,116.3604549 span | 570,236.2204724 span | 591,356.0804899 span | 612,475.9405074 span | 633,595.8005249 span | 654,715.6605424 span | 675,835.5205599 span | 696,955.3805774 span | 718,075.2405949 span | 739,195.1006124 span | 760,314.9606299 span | 781,434.8206474 span | 802,554.6806649 span | 823,674.5406824 span | 844,794.4006999 span | 865,914.2607174 span | 887,034.1207349 span | 908,153.9807524 span | 929,273.8407699 span | 950,393.7007874 span | 971,513.5608049 span | 992,633.4208224 span | 1,013,753.2808399 span | 1,034,873.1408574 span | 1,055,993.0008749 span | 1,077,112.8608924 span | 1,098,232.7209099 span | 1,119,352.5809274 span | 1,140,472.4409449 span | 1,161,592.3009624 span | 1,182,712.1609799 span | 1,203,832.0209974 span | 1,224,951.8810149 span | 1,246,071.7410324 span | 1,267,191.6010499 span | 1,288,311.4610674 span | 1,309,431.3210849 span | 1,330,551.1811024 span | 1,351,671.0411199 span | 1,372,790.9011374 span | 1,393,910.7611549 span | 1,415,030.6211724 span | 1,436,150.4811899 span | 1,457,270.3412073 span | 1,478,390.2012248 span | 1,499,510.0612423 span | 1,520,629.9212598 span | 1,541,749.7812773 span | 1,562,869.6412948 span | 1,583,989.5013123 span | 1,605,109.3613298 span | 1,626,229.2213473 span | 1,647,349.0813648 span | 1,668,468.9413823 span | 1,689,588.8013998 span | 1,710,708.6614173 span | 1,731,828.5214348 span | 1,752,948.3814523 span | 1,774,068.2414698 span | 1,795,188.1014873 span | 1,816,307.9615048 span | 1,837,427.8215223 span | 1,858,547.6815398 span | 1,879,667.5415573 span | 1,900,787.4015748 span | 1,921,907.2615923 span | 1,943,027.1216098 span | 1,964,146.9816273 span | 1,985,266.8416448 span | 2,006,386.7016623 span | 2,027,506.5616798 span | 2,048,626.4216973 span | 2,069,746.2817148 span | 2,090,866.1417323 span | 2,111,986.0017498 span |
A league is a unit of length (or, in various regions, area). It was common in Europe and Latin America, but is no longer an official unit in any nation. The word originally meant the distance a person could walk in an hour. Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in several countries.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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league (land) | lea | ≈ 1 hour walk, Currently defined in US as 3 Statute miles, but historically varied from 2 to 9 km | ≈ 4828 m | Imperial/US |
leagues (land) | spans | leagues (land) | spans |
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1 | = 21119.860017498 | 4 | = 84479.440069991 |
1.5 | = 31679.790026247 | 4.5 | = 95039.37007874 |
2 | = 42239.720034996 | 5 | = 105599.30008749 |
2.5 | = 52799.650043745 | 5.5 | = 116159.23009624 |
3 | = 63359.580052493 | 6 | = 126719.16010499 |
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).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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span | span | ≡ 9 in | = 0.2286 m | Imperial/US |
spans | leagues (land) | spans | leagues (land) |
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1 | = 4.7348798674399E-5 | 4 | = 0.0001893951946976 |
1.5 | = 7.1023198011599E-5 | 4.5 | = 0.0002130695940348 |
2 | = 9.4697597348799E-5 | 5 | = 0.000236743993372 |
2.5 | = 0.000118371996686 | 5.5 | = 0.0002604183927092 |
3 | = 0.0001420463960232 | 6 | = 0.0002840927920464 |
leagues (land) | spans |
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1 | = 21,119.8600175 |
4.7348798674399 × 10-5 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |