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Chain (ch)

Span (span)

About Chain to Span Conversion

This converter converts Chain (ch) to Span (span). One Chain (ch) equals 88 Span (span).

Formula:

1 Chain (ch) = 88 Span (span)

Example:

1 ch = 88 span

2 ch = 176 span

Chain (ch) to Span (span) Conversion

Convert Chain to Span using the exact conversion factor. This page provides the formula, worked examples, and real-world use cases for practical understanding.

Conversion Formula

Span = Chain × 88

To convert Chain (ch) to Span (span), multiply the value by 88. This factor is obtained by comparing their exact meter definitions.

Worked Example

Convert 1 ch to span.

Step 1: Write the formula: span = ch × 88
Step 2: Substitute: 1 × 88
Step 3: Result: 88 span

So, 1 ch = 88 span.

About the Units

Chain (ch)

One Chain (ch) equals 88 Span (span)

A widely used unit across scientific, engineering, and measurement contexts.

Span (span)

One Span (span) equals 0.011364 Chain (ch)

A widely used unit across scientific, engineering, and measurement contexts.

Where This Conversion Is Used

Converting values from Chain to Span for engineering or scientific workflows.
Used when normalizing mixed-unit datasets requiring consistent Span representation.
Applied when comparing different measurement systems across tools and documents.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Span (span) are in 1 Chain (ch)?

1 ch = 88 span.

What is the formula for converting Chain (ch) to Span (span)?

Multiply the ch value by 88.

Can I reverse the conversion?

Yes. 1 span = 0.011364 ch.

Conclusion

By applying the conversion factor shown above, you can reliably convert Chain (ch) to Span (span) for use in scientific analysis, engineering calculations, academic work, or daily measurements.

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Convert Chain to Other Units

Chain to Inch

1 ch = 792.0000000000001 in

1 Chain (ch) = 792.0000000000001 Inches (in)

1 chain equals 792.0000000000001 inches.

Chain to Foot

1 ch = 66 ft

1 Chain (ch) = 66 Feet (ft)

1 chain equals 66 feet.

Chain to Feet

1 ch = 66 ft

1 Chain (ch) = 66 Feets (ft)

1 chain equals 66 feets.

Chain to Centimeter

1 ch = 2011.68 cm

1 Chain (ch) = 2011.68 Centimeters (cm)

1 chain equals 2011.68 centimeters.

Chain to Meter

1 ch = 20.1168 m

1 Chain (ch) = 20.1168 Meters (m)

1 chain equals 20.1168 meters.

Chain to Kilometer

1 ch = 0.0201168 km

1 Chain (ch) = 0.0201168 Kilometer (km)

1 chain equals 0.0201168 kilometer.

Chain to Millimeter

1 ch = 20116.8 mm

1 Chain (ch) = 20116.8 Millimeters (mm)

1 chain equals 20116.8 millimeters.

Chain to Yard

1 ch = 22 yd

1 Chain (ch) = 22 Yards (yd)

1 chain equals 22 yards.

Chain to Yoctometer

1 ch = 2.01168e+25 ym

1 Chain (ch) = 2.01168e+25 Yoctometers (ym)

1 chain equals 2.01168e+25 yoctometers.

Chain to Zeptometer

1 ch = 2.0116800000000002e+22 zm

1 Chain (ch) = 2.0116800000000002e+22 Zeptometers (zm)

1 chain equals 2.0116800000000002e+22 zeptometers.

Chain to Attometer

1 ch = 20116800000000000000 am

1 Chain (ch) = 20116800000000000000 Attometers (am)

1 chain equals 20116800000000000000 attometers.

Chain to Femtometer

1 ch = 20116800000000000 fm

1 Chain (ch) = 20116800000000000 Femtometers (fm)

1 chain equals 20116800000000000 femtometers.

Chain to Picometer

1 ch = 20116800000000 pm

1 Chain (ch) = 20116800000000 Picometers (pm)

1 chain equals 20116800000000 picometers.

Chain to Nanometer

1 ch = 20116800000 nm

1 Chain (ch) = 20116800000 Nanometers (nm)

1 chain equals 20116800000 nanometers.

Chain to Micrometer

1 ch = 20116800.000000004 µm

1 Chain (ch) = 20116800.000000004 Micrometers (µm)

1 chain equals 20116800.000000004 micrometers.

Chain to Decimeter

1 ch = 201.168 dm

1 Chain (ch) = 201.168 Decimeters (dm)

1 chain equals 201.168 decimeters.

Chain to Decameter

1 ch = 2.01168 dam

1 Chain (ch) = 2.01168 Decameters (dam)

1 chain equals 2.01168 decameters.

Chain to Hectometer

1 ch = 0.201168 hm

1 Chain (ch) = 0.201168 Hectometer (hm)

1 chain equals 0.201168 hectometer.

Chain to Megameter

1 ch = 0.0000201168 Mm

1 Chain (ch) = 0.0000201168 Megameter (Mm)

1 chain equals 0.0000201168 megameter.

Chain to Gigameter

1 ch = 2.01168e-8 Gm

1 Chain (ch) = 2.01168e-8 Gigameter (Gm)

1 chain equals 2.01168e-8 gigameter.

Chain to Terameter

1 ch = 2.0116800000000002e-11 Tm

1 Chain (ch) = 2.0116800000000002e-11 Terameter (Tm)

1 chain equals 2.0116800000000002e-11 terameter.

Chain to Petameter

1 ch = 2.0116800000000002e-14 Pm

1 Chain (ch) = 2.0116800000000002e-14 Petameter (Pm)

1 chain equals 2.0116800000000002e-14 petameter.

Chain to Exameter

1 ch = 2.01168e-17 Em

1 Chain (ch) = 2.01168e-17 Exameter (Em)

1 chain equals 2.01168e-17 exameter.

Chain to Zettameter

1 ch = 2.01168e-20 Zm

1 Chain (ch) = 2.01168e-20 Zettameter (Zm)

1 chain equals 2.01168e-20 zettameter.

Chain to Yottameter

1 ch = 2.01168e-23 Ym

1 Chain (ch) = 2.01168e-23 Yottameter (Ym)

1 chain equals 2.01168e-23 yottameter.

Chain to Cubit

1 ch = 44 cubit

1 Chain (ch) = 44 Cubits (cubit)

1 chain equals 44 cubits.

Chain to Span

1 ch = 88 span

1 Chain (ch) = 88 Spans (span)

1 chain equals 88 spans.

Chain to Hand

1 ch = 198.00000000000003 hh

1 Chain (ch) = 198.00000000000003 Hands (hh)

1 chain equals 198.00000000000003 hands.

Chain to Palm

1 ch = 264 palm

1 Chain (ch) = 264 Palms (palm)

1 chain equals 264 palms.

Chain to Digit

1 ch = 1056 digit

1 Chain (ch) = 1056 Digits (digit)

1 chain equals 1056 digits.

Chain to Link

1 ch = 100 link

1 Chain (ch) = 100 Links (link)

1 chain equals 100 links.

Chain to Ell

1 ch = 17.6 ell

1 Chain (ch) = 17.6 Ells (ell)

1 chain equals 17.6 ells.

Chain to Barleycorn

1 ch = 2375.064935064935 barleycorn

1 Chain (ch) = 2375.064935064935 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 chain equals 2375.064935064935 barleycorns.

Chain to Astronomical Unit

1 ch = 1.3447250222124986e-10 AU

1 Chain (ch) = 1.3447250222124986e-10 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 chain equals 1.3447250222124986e-10 Astronomicalunit.

Chain to Light-Second

1 ch = 6.710242190282185e-8 ls

1 Chain (ch) = 6.710242190282185e-8 Light-Second (ls)

1 chain equals 6.710242190282185e-8 Light-Second.

Chain to Light-Minute

1 ch = 1.1183736983803643e-9 lm

1 Chain (ch) = 1.1183736983803643e-9 Light-Minute (lm)

1 chain equals 1.1183736983803643e-9 Light-Minute.

Chain to Light-Hour

1 ch = 1.8639561636218577e-11 lh

1 Chain (ch) = 1.8639561636218577e-11 Light-Hour (lh)

1 chain equals 1.8639561636218577e-11 Light-Hour.

Chain to Light-Day

1 ch = 7.766484016890115e-13 ld

1 Chain (ch) = 7.766484016890115e-13 Light-Day (ld)

1 chain equals 7.766484016890115e-13 Light-Day.

Chain to Light-Year

1 ch = 2.1263474377906384e-15 ly

1 Chain (ch) = 2.1263474377906384e-15 Light-Year (ly)

1 chain equals 2.1263474377906384e-15 Light-Year.

Chain to Parsec

1 ch = 6.519410880989435e-16 pc

1 Chain (ch) = 6.519410880989435e-16 Parsec (pc)

1 chain equals 6.519410880989435e-16 Parsec.

Chain to Kiloparsec

1 ch = 6.519410880989435e-19 kpc

1 Chain (ch) = 6.519410880989435e-19 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 chain equals 6.519410880989435e-19 Kiloparsec.

Chain to Megaparsec

1 ch = 6.5194108809894345e-22 Mpc

1 Chain (ch) = 6.5194108809894345e-22 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 chain equals 6.5194108809894345e-22 Megaparsec.

Chain to Gigaparsec

1 ch = 6.519410880989435e-25 Gpc

1 Chain (ch) = 6.519410880989435e-25 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 chain equals 6.519410880989435e-25 Gigaparsec.

Chain to Nautical Mile

1 ch = 0.0108622030237581 NM

1 Chain (ch) = 0.0108622030237581 Nautical Mile (NM)

1 chain equals 0.0108622030237581 Nautical Mile.

Chain to Fathom

1 ch = 11 ftm

1 Chain (ch) = 11 Fathoms (ftm)

1 chain equals 11 fathoms.

Chain to Cable Length

1 ch = 0.09166666666666667 cable

1 Chain (ch) = 0.09166666666666667 Cable Length (cable)

1 chain equals 0.09166666666666667 Cable Length .

Chain to Nautical League

1 ch = 0.0036207343412527 NL

1 Chain (ch) = 0.0036207343412527 Nautical League (NL)

1 chain equals 0.0036207343412527 Nautical League.

Chain to Thou

1 ch = 792000 mil

1 Chain (ch) = 792000 Thous (mil)

1 chain equals 792000 thous.

Chain to Rod

1 ch = 4 rd

1 Chain (ch) = 4 Rods (rd)

1 chain equals 4 rods.

Chain to Furlong

1 ch = 0.1 fur

1 Chain (ch) = 0.1 Furlong (fur)

1 chain equals 0.1 furlong.

Chain to Mile

1 ch = 0.0125 mi

1 Chain (ch) = 0.0125 Mile (mi)

1 chain equals 0.0125 mile.

Chain to League

1 ch = 0.004166666666666667 lea

1 Chain (ch) = 0.004166666666666667 League (lea)

1 chain equals 0.004166666666666667 league.

Convert Span to Other Units

Span to Inch

1 span = 9 in

1 Span (span) = 9 Inches (in)

1 span equals 9 inches.

Span to Foot

1 span = 0.75 ft

1 Span (span) = 0.75 Foot (ft)

1 span equals 0.75 foot.

Span to Feet

1 span = 0.75 ft

1 Span (span) = 0.75 Feet (ft)

1 span equals 0.75 feet.

Span to Centimeter

1 span = 22.86 cm

1 Span (span) = 22.86 Centimeters (cm)

1 span equals 22.86 centimeters.

Span to Meter

1 span = 0.2286 m

1 Span (span) = 0.2286 Meter (m)

1 span equals 0.2286 meter.

Span to Kilometer

1 span = 0.0002286 km

1 Span (span) = 0.0002286 Kilometer (km)

1 span equals 0.0002286 kilometer.

Span to Millimeter

1 span = 228.6 mm

1 Span (span) = 228.6 Millimeters (mm)

1 span equals 228.6 millimeters.

Span to Yard

1 span = 0.25 yd

1 Span (span) = 0.25 Yard (yd)

1 span equals 0.25 yard.

Span to Yoctometer

1 span = 2.2860000000000002e+23 ym

1 Span (span) = 2.2860000000000002e+23 Yoctometers (ym)

1 span equals 2.2860000000000002e+23 yoctometers.

Span to Zeptometer

1 span = 228600000000000030000 zm

1 Span (span) = 228600000000000030000 Zeptometers (zm)

1 span equals 228600000000000030000 zeptometers.

Span to Attometer

1 span = 228599999999999970 am

1 Span (span) = 228599999999999970 Attometers (am)

1 span equals 228599999999999970 attometers.

Span to Femtometer

1 span = 228599999999999.97 fm

1 Span (span) = 228599999999999.97 Femtometers (fm)

1 span equals 228599999999999.97 femtometers.

Span to Picometer

1 span = 228600000000 pm

1 Span (span) = 228600000000 Picometers (pm)

1 span equals 228600000000 picometers.

Span to Nanometer

1 span = 228599999.99999997 nm

1 Span (span) = 228599999.99999997 Nanometers (nm)

1 span equals 228599999.99999997 nanometers.

Span to Micrometer

1 span = 228600 µm

1 Span (span) = 228600 Micrometers (µm)

1 span equals 228600 micrometers.

Span to Decimeter

1 span = 2.286 dm

1 Span (span) = 2.286 Decimeters (dm)

1 span equals 2.286 decimeters.

Span to Decameter

1 span = 0.02286 dam

1 Span (span) = 0.02286 Decameter (dam)

1 span equals 0.02286 decameter.

Span to Hectometer

1 span = 0.002286 hm

1 Span (span) = 0.002286 Hectometer (hm)

1 span equals 0.002286 hectometer.

Span to Megameter

1 span = 2.286e-7 Mm

1 Span (span) = 2.286e-7 Megameter (Mm)

1 span equals 2.286e-7 megameter.

Span to Gigameter

1 span = 2.286e-10 Gm

1 Span (span) = 2.286e-10 Gigameter (Gm)

1 span equals 2.286e-10 gigameter.

Span to Terameter

1 span = 2.286e-13 Tm

1 Span (span) = 2.286e-13 Terameter (Tm)

1 span equals 2.286e-13 terameter.

Span to Petameter

1 span = 2.286e-16 Pm

1 Span (span) = 2.286e-16 Petameter (Pm)

1 span equals 2.286e-16 petameter.

Span to Exameter

1 span = 2.286e-19 Em

1 Span (span) = 2.286e-19 Exameter (Em)

1 span equals 2.286e-19 exameter.

Span to Zettameter

1 span = 2.286e-22 Zm

1 Span (span) = 2.286e-22 Zettameter (Zm)

1 span equals 2.286e-22 zettameter.

Span to Yottameter

1 span = 2.286e-25 Ym

1 Span (span) = 2.286e-25 Yottameter (Ym)

1 span equals 2.286e-25 yottameter.

Span to Cubit

1 span = 0.5 cubit

1 Span (span) = 0.5 Cubit (cubit)

1 span equals 0.5 cubit.

Span to Hand

1 span = 2.25 hh

1 Span (span) = 2.25 Hands (hh)

1 span equals 2.25 hands.

Span to Palm

1 span = 3 palm

1 Span (span) = 3 Palms (palm)

1 span equals 3 palms.

Span to Digit

1 span = 12 digit

1 Span (span) = 12 Digits (digit)

1 span equals 12 digits.

Span to Link

1 span = 1.1363636363636362 link

1 Span (span) = 1.1363636363636362 Links (link)

1 span equals 1.1363636363636362 links.

Span to Ell

1 span = 0.19999999999999998 ell

1 Span (span) = 0.19999999999999998 Ell (ell)

1 span equals 0.19999999999999998 ell.

Span to Barleycorn

1 span = 26.989374262101535 barleycorn

1 Span (span) = 26.989374262101535 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 span equals 26.989374262101535 barleycorns.

Span to Astronomical Unit

1 span = 1.5280966161505665e-12 AU

1 Span (span) = 1.5280966161505665e-12 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 span equals 1.5280966161505665e-12 Astronomicalunit.

Span to Light-Second

1 span = 7.625275216229756e-10 ls

1 Span (span) = 7.625275216229756e-10 Light-Second (ls)

1 span equals 7.625275216229756e-10 Light-Second.

Span to Light-Minute

1 span = 1.2708792027049592e-11 lm

1 Span (span) = 1.2708792027049592e-11 Light-Minute (lm)

1 span equals 1.2708792027049592e-11 Light-Minute.

Span to Light-Hour

1 span = 2.1181320041157472e-13 lh

1 Span (span) = 2.1181320041157472e-13 Light-Hour (lh)

1 span equals 2.1181320041157472e-13 Light-Hour.

Span to Light-Day

1 span = 8.825550019193312e-15 ld

1 Span (span) = 8.825550019193312e-15 Light-Day (ld)

1 span equals 8.825550019193312e-15 Light-Day.

Span to Light-Year

1 span = 2.416303906580271e-17 ly

1 Span (span) = 2.416303906580271e-17 Light-Year (ly)

1 span equals 2.416303906580271e-17 Light-Year.

Span to Parsec

1 span = 7.408421455669811e-18 pc

1 Span (span) = 7.408421455669811e-18 Parsec (pc)

1 span equals 7.408421455669811e-18 Parsec.

Span to Kiloparsec

1 span = 7.408421455669813e-21 kpc

1 Span (span) = 7.408421455669813e-21 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 span equals 7.408421455669813e-21 Kiloparsec.

Span to Megaparsec

1 span = 7.408421455669812e-24 Mpc

1 Span (span) = 7.408421455669812e-24 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 span equals 7.408421455669812e-24 Megaparsec.

Span to Gigaparsec

1 span = 7.408421455669812e-27 Gpc

1 Span (span) = 7.408421455669812e-27 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 span equals 7.408421455669812e-27 Gigaparsec.

Span to Nautical Mile

1 span = 0.0001234341252699784 NM

1 Span (span) = 0.0001234341252699784 Nautical Mile (NM)

1 span equals 0.0001234341252699784 Nautical Mile.

Span to Fathom

1 span = 0.125 ftm

1 Span (span) = 0.125 Fathom (ftm)

1 span equals 0.125 fathom.

Span to Cable Length

1 span = 0.0010416666666666667 cable

1 Span (span) = 0.0010416666666666667 Cable Length (cable)

1 span equals 0.0010416666666666667 Cable Length .

Span to Nautical League

1 span = 0.000041144708423326136 NL

1 Span (span) = 0.000041144708423326136 Nautical League (NL)

1 span equals 0.000041144708423326136 Nautical League.

Span to Thou

1 span = 9000 mil

1 Span (span) = 9000 Thous (mil)

1 span equals 9000 thous.

Span to Rod

1 span = 0.04545454545454545 rd

1 Span (span) = 0.04545454545454545 Rod (rd)

1 span equals 0.04545454545454545 rod.

Span to Chain

1 span = 0.011363636363636362 ch

1 Span (span) = 0.011363636363636362 Chain (ch)

1 span equals 0.011363636363636362 chain.

Span to Furlong

1 span = 0.0011363636363636363 fur

1 Span (span) = 0.0011363636363636363 Furlong (fur)

1 span equals 0.0011363636363636363 furlong.

Span to Mile

1 span = 0.00014204545454545454 mi

1 Span (span) = 0.00014204545454545454 Mile (mi)

1 span equals 0.00014204545454545454 mile.

Span to League

1 span = 0.00004734848484848485 lea

1 Span (span) = 0.00004734848484848485 League (lea)

1 span equals 0.00004734848484848485 league.