A city block is between 1⁄20 and 1⁄8 mi (80 and 200 m). In Manhattan, the measurement "block" usually refers to a north–south block, which is 1⁄20 miles or 80 meters. Sometimes people living in cities with a regularl ..more definition+
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 gre ..more definition+
In relation to the base unit of [length] => (meters), 1 Blocks (bl) is equal to 80.4672 meters, while 1 Spans (span) = 0.2286 meters.| 1 Blocks | to common length units |
|---|---|
| 1 bl | = 80.4672 meters (m) |
| 1 bl | = 0.0804672 kilometers (km) |
| 1 bl | = 8046.72 centimeters (cm) |
| 1 bl | = 264 feet (ft) |
| 1 bl | = 3168 inches (in) |
| 1 bl | = 88 yards (yd) |
| 1 bl | = 0.05 miles (mi) |
| 1 bl | = 8.5051474474157E-15 light years (ly) |
| 1 bl | = 304128.03831534 pixels (PX) |
| 1 bl | = 5.0292E+36 planck length (pl) |
| Blocks | to Spans (table conversion) |
|---|---|
| 1 bl | = 352 span |
| 2 bl | = 704 span |
| 3 bl | = 1056 span |
| 4 bl | = 1408 span |
| 5 bl | = 1760 span |
| 6 bl | = 2112 span |
| 7 bl | = 2464 span |
| 8 bl | = 2816 span |
| 9 bl | = 3168 span |
| 10 bl | = 3520 span |
| 20 bl | = 7040 span |
| 30 bl | = 10560 span |
| 40 bl | = 14080 span |
| 50 bl | = 17600 span |
| 60 bl | = 21120 span |
| 70 bl | = 24640 span |
| 80 bl | = 28160 span |
| 90 bl | = 31680 span |
| 100 bl | = 35200 span |
| 200 bl | = 70400 span |
| 300 bl | = 105600 span |
| 400 bl | = 140800 span |
| 500 bl | = 176000 span |
| 600 bl | = 211200 span |
| 700 bl | = 246400 span |
| 800 bl | = 281600 span |
| 900 bl | = 316800 span |
| 1000 bl | = 352000 span |
| 2000 bl | = 704000 span |
| 4000 bl | = 1408000 span |
| 5000 bl | = 1760000 span |
| 7500 bl | = 2640000 span |
| 10000 bl | = 3520000 span |
| 25000 bl | = 8800000 span |
| 50000 bl | = 17600000 span |
| 100000 bl | = 35200000 span |
| 1000000 bl | = 352000000 span |
| 1000000000 bl | = 352000000000 span |