| 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 (imperial) | 0.0005482 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010965 cable length (imperial) | 0.0016447 cable length (imperial) | 0.0021930 cable length (imperial) | 0.0027412 cable length (imperial) | 0.0032895 cable length (imperial) | 0.0038377 cable length (imperial) | 0.0043860 cable length (imperial) | 0.0049342 cable length (imperial) | 0.0054825 cable length (imperial) | 0.0060307 cable length (imperial) | 0.0065789 cable length (imperial) | 0.0071272 cable length (imperial) | 0.0076754 cable length (imperial) | 0.0082237 cable length (imperial) | 0.0087719 cable length (imperial) | 0.0093202 cable length (imperial) | 0.0098684 cable length (imperial) | 0.0104167 cable length (imperial) | 0.0109649 cable length (imperial) | 0.0115132 cable length (imperial) | 0.0120614 cable length (imperial) | 0.0126096 cable length (imperial) | 0.0131579 cable length (imperial) | 0.0137061 cable length (imperial) | 0.0142544 cable length (imperial) | 0.0148026 cable length (imperial) | 0.0153509 cable length (imperial) | 0.0158991 cable length (imperial) | 0.0164474 cable length (imperial) | 0.0169956 cable length (imperial) | 0.0175439 cable length (imperial) | 0.0180921 cable length (imperial) | 0.0186404 cable length (imperial) | 0.0191886 cable length (imperial) | 0.0197368 cable length (imperial) | 0.0202851 cable length (imperial) | 0.0208333 cable length (imperial) | 0.0213816 cable length (imperial) | 0.0219298 cable length (imperial) | 0.0224781 cable length (imperial) | 0.0230263 cable length (imperial) | 0.0235746 cable length (imperial) | 0.0241228 cable length (imperial) | 0.0246711 cable length (imperial) | 0.0252193 cable length (imperial) | 0.0257675 cable length (imperial) | 0.0263158 cable length (imperial) | 0.0268640 cable length (imperial) | 0.0274123 cable length (imperial) | 0.0279605 cable length (imperial) | 0.0285088 cable length (imperial) | 0.0290570 cable length (imperial) | 0.0296053 cable length (imperial) | 0.0301535 cable length (imperial) | 0.0307018 cable length (imperial) | 0.03125 cable length (imperial) | 0.0317982 cable length (imperial) | 0.0323465 cable length (imperial) | 0.0328947 cable length (imperial) | 0.0334430 cable length (imperial) | 0.0339912 cable length (imperial) | 0.0345395 cable length (imperial) | 0.0350877 cable length (imperial) | 0.0356360 cable length (imperial) | 0.0361842 cable length (imperial) | 0.0367325 cable length (imperial) | 0.0372807 cable length (imperial) | 0.0378289 cable length (imperial) | 0.0383772 cable length (imperial) | 0.0389254 cable length (imperial) | 0.0394737 cable length (imperial) | 0.0400219 cable length (imperial) | 0.0405702 cable length (imperial) | 0.0411184 cable length (imperial) | 0.0416667 cable length (imperial) | 0.0422149 cable length (imperial) | 0.0427632 cable length (imperial) | 0.0433114 cable length (imperial) | 0.0438596 cable length (imperial) | 0.0444079 cable length (imperial) | 0.0449561 cable length (imperial) | 0.0455044 cable length (imperial) | 0.0460526 cable length (imperial) | 0.0466009 cable length (imperial) | 0.0471491 cable length (imperial) | 0.0476974 cable length (imperial) | 0.0482456 cable length (imperial) | 0.0487939 cable length (imperial) | 0.0493421 cable length (imperial) | 0.0498904 cable length (imperial) | 0.0504386 cable length (imperial) | 0.0509868 cable length (imperial) | 0.0515351 cable length (imperial) | 0.0520833 cable length (imperial) | 0.0526316 cable length (imperial) | 0.0531798 cable length (imperial) | 0.0537281 cable length (imperial) | 0.0542763 cable length (imperial) | 0.0548246 cable length (imperial) |
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 ≈ 0.00054824561403509 cable length (imperial) | 4 hands ≈ 0.0021929824561404 cable length (imperial) |
| 1.5 hands ≈ 0.00082236842105263 cable length (imperial) | 4.5 hands ≈ 0.0024671052631579 cable length (imperial) |
| 2 hands ≈ 0.0010964912280702 cable length (imperial) | 5 hands ≈ 0.0027412280701754 cable length (imperial) |
| 2.5 hands ≈ 0.0013706140350877 cable length (imperial) | 5.5 hands ≈ 0.003015350877193 cable length (imperial) |
| 3 hands ≈ 0.0016447368421053 cable length (imperial) | 6 hands ≈ 0.0032894736842105 cable length (imperial) |
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 (imperial) ≈ 1824 hands | 4 cable length (imperial) ≈ 7296 hands |
| 1.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 2736 hands | 4.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 8208 hands |
| 2 cable length (imperial) ≈ 3648 hands | 5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 9120 hands |
| 2.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 4560 hands | 5.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 10032 hands |
| 3 cable length (imperial) ≈ 5472 hands | 6 cable length (imperial) ≈ 10944 hands |
| 1 hands ≈ 0.0005482 cable length (imperial) |
| 1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 1 824 hands |