| hand | 1 hand | 2 hand | 3 hand | 4 hand | 5 hand | 6 hand | 7 hand | 8 hand | 9 hand | 10 hand | 11 hand | 12 hand | 13 hand | 14 hand | 15 hand | 16 hand | 17 hand | 18 hand | 19 hand | 20 hand | 21 hand | 22 hand | 23 hand | 24 hand | 25 hand | 26 hand | 27 hand | 28 hand | 29 hand | 30 hand | 31 hand | 32 hand | 33 hand | 34 hand | 35 hand | 36 hand | 37 hand | 38 hand | 39 hand | 40 hand | 41 hand | 42 hand | 43 hand | 44 hand | 45 hand | 46 hand | 47 hand | 48 hand | 49 hand | 50 hand | 51 hand | 52 hand | 53 hand | 54 hand | 55 hand | 56 hand | 57 hand | 58 hand | 59 hand | 60 hand | 61 hand | 62 hand | 63 hand | 64 hand | 65 hand | 66 hand | 67 hand | 68 hand | 69 hand | 70 hand | 71 hand | 72 hand | 73 hand | 74 hand | 75 hand | 76 hand | 77 hand | 78 hand | 79 hand | 80 hand | 81 hand | 82 hand | 83 hand | 84 hand | 85 hand | 86 hand | 87 hand | 88 hand | 89 hand | 90 hand | 91 hand | 92 hand | 93 hand | 94 hand | 95 hand | 96 hand | 97 hand | 98 hand | 99 hand | 100 hand |
| cable length (International) | 0.0005486 cable length (International) | 0.0010972 cable length (International) | 0.0016458 cable length (International) | 0.0021944 cable length (International) | 0.0027430 cable length (International) | 0.0032916 cable length (International) | 0.0038402 cable length (International) | 0.0043888 cable length (International) | 0.0049374 cable length (International) | 0.0054860 cable length (International) | 0.0060346 cable length (International) | 0.0065832 cable length (International) | 0.0071317 cable length (International) | 0.0076803 cable length (International) | 0.0082289 cable length (International) | 0.0087775 cable length (International) | 0.0093261 cable length (International) | 0.0098747 cable length (International) | 0.0104233 cable length (International) | 0.0109719 cable length (International) | 0.0115205 cable length (International) | 0.0120691 cable length (International) | 0.0126177 cable length (International) | 0.0131663 cable length (International) | 0.0137149 cable length (International) | 0.0142635 cable length (International) | 0.0148121 cable length (International) | 0.0153607 cable length (International) | 0.0159093 cable length (International) | 0.0164579 cable length (International) | 0.0170065 cable length (International) | 0.0175551 cable length (International) | 0.0181037 cable length (International) | 0.0186523 cable length (International) | 0.0192009 cable length (International) | 0.0197495 cable length (International) | 0.0202981 cable length (International) | 0.0208467 cable length (International) | 0.0213952 cable length (International) | 0.0219438 cable length (International) | 0.0224924 cable length (International) | 0.0230410 cable length (International) | 0.0235896 cable length (International) | 0.0241382 cable length (International) | 0.0246868 cable length (International) | 0.0252354 cable length (International) | 0.0257840 cable length (International) | 0.0263326 cable length (International) | 0.0268812 cable length (International) | 0.0274298 cable length (International) | 0.0279784 cable length (International) | 0.0285270 cable length (International) | 0.0290756 cable length (International) | 0.0296242 cable length (International) | 0.0301728 cable length (International) | 0.0307214 cable length (International) | 0.0312700 cable length (International) | 0.0318186 cable length (International) | 0.0323672 cable length (International) | 0.0329158 cable length (International) | 0.0334644 cable length (International) | 0.0340130 cable length (International) | 0.0345616 cable length (International) | 0.0351102 cable length (International) | 0.0356587 cable length (International) | 0.0362073 cable length (International) | 0.0367559 cable length (International) | 0.0373045 cable length (International) | 0.0378531 cable length (International) | 0.0384017 cable length (International) | 0.0389503 cable length (International) | 0.0394989 cable length (International) | 0.0400475 cable length (International) | 0.0405961 cable length (International) | 0.0411447 cable length (International) | 0.0416933 cable length (International) | 0.0422419 cable length (International) | 0.0427905 cable length (International) | 0.0433391 cable length (International) | 0.0438877 cable length (International) | 0.0444363 cable length (International) | 0.0449849 cable length (International) | 0.0455335 cable length (International) | 0.0460821 cable length (International) | 0.0466307 cable length (International) | 0.0471793 cable length (International) | 0.0477279 cable length (International) | 0.0482765 cable length (International) | 0.0488251 cable length (International) | 0.0493737 cable length (International) | 0.0499222 cable length (International) | 0.0504708 cable length (International) | 0.0510194 cable length (International) | 0.0515680 cable length (International) | 0.0521166 cable length (International) | 0.0526652 cable length (International) | 0.0532138 cable length (International) | 0.0537624 cable length (International) | 0.0543110 cable length (International) | 0.0548596 cable length (International) |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
| 1 hands ≡ 0.00054859611231102 cable length (International) | 4 hands ≡ 0.0021943844492441 cable length (International) |
| 1.5 hands ≡ 0.00082289416846652 cable length (International) | 4.5 hands ≡ 0.0024686825053996 cable length (International) |
| 2 hands ≡ 0.001097192224622 cable length (International) | 5 hands ≡ 0.0027429805615551 cable length (International) |
| 2.5 hands ≡ 0.0013714902807775 cable length (International) | 5.5 hands ≡ 0.0030172786177106 cable length (International) |
| 3 hands ≡ 0.001645788336933 cable length (International) | 6 hands ≡ 0.0032915766738661 cable length (International) |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
| 1 cable length (International) ≡ 1822.8346456693 hands | 4 cable length (International) ≡ 7291.3385826772 hands |
| 1.5 cable length (International) ≡ 2734.2519685039 hands | 4.5 cable length (International) ≡ 8202.7559055118 hands |
| 2 cable length (International) ≡ 3645.6692913386 hands | 5 cable length (International) ≡ 9114.1732283465 hands |
| 2.5 cable length (International) ≡ 4557.0866141732 hands | 5.5 cable length (International) ≡ 10025.590551181 hands |
| 3 cable length (International) ≡ 5468.5039370079 hands | 6 cable length (International) ≡ 10937.007874016 hands |
| 1 hands ≡ 0.0005486 cable length (International) |
| 1 cable length (International) ≡ 1,822.8346457 hands |