This calculator allows you to convert from Chain to Span (cloth) and in a reverse direction. To convert from Chain to Span (cloth), enter the amount of Chain into the first input and to convert from Span (cloth) to Chain, enter the amount of Span (cloth) into the second input.
20 Chain = 1760 Span (cloth)
Chain to Meter | Chain to Foot | Chain to Centimeter | Chain to Inch | Chain to Kilometer | Chain to Mile | Chain to Millimeter | Chain to Yard | Chain to Micrometer |20 Chain equal 1760 Span (cloth).
Every 1 Chain = 87.999999999999 Span (cloth) and so, 20 Chain = 20 multiplied by 87.999999999999 = 1760 Span (cloth).
What is the chain?
The chain is a unit of length. It equals 66 feet. The chain was first introduced between 1579 and 1607.
Several countries have used chain for several centuries especially in England. Note that there are 80 chains in one mile.
The main use of the chain is in laying out US townships. Official governments must use US survey chain to do surveys according to the federal law passed in 1785.
| 10 Chain = 879.99999999999 Span (cloth) |
| 11 Chain = 967.99999999999 Span (cloth) |
| 12 Chain = 1056 Span (cloth) |
| 13 Chain = 1144 Span (cloth) |
| 14 Chain = 1232 Span (cloth) |
| 15 Chain = 1320 Span (cloth) |
| 16 Chain = 1408 Span (cloth) |
| 17 Chain = 1496 Span (cloth) |
| 18 Chain = 1584 Span (cloth) |
| 19 Chain = 1672 Span (cloth) |
| 20 Chain = 1760 Span (cloth) |
| 21 Chain = 1848 Span (cloth) |
| 22 Chain = 1936 Span (cloth) |
| 23 Chain = 2024 Span (cloth) |
| 24 Chain = 2112 Span (cloth) |
| 25 Chain = 2200 Span (cloth) |
| 26 Chain = 2288 Span (cloth) |
| 27 Chain = 2376 Span (cloth) |
| 28 Chain = 2464 Span (cloth) |
| 29 Chain = 2552 Span (cloth) |
| 30 Chain = 2640 Span (cloth) |
