| 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 (US) | 0.0004630 cable length (US) | 0.0009259 cable length (US) | 0.0013889 cable length (US) | 0.0018519 cable length (US) | 0.0023148 cable length (US) | 0.0027778 cable length (US) | 0.0032407 cable length (US) | 0.0037037 cable length (US) | 0.0041667 cable length (US) | 0.0046296 cable length (US) | 0.0050926 cable length (US) | 0.0055556 cable length (US) | 0.0060185 cable length (US) | 0.0064815 cable length (US) | 0.0069444 cable length (US) | 0.0074074 cable length (US) | 0.0078704 cable length (US) | 0.0083333 cable length (US) | 0.0087963 cable length (US) | 0.0092593 cable length (US) | 0.0097222 cable length (US) | 0.0101852 cable length (US) | 0.0106481 cable length (US) | 0.0111111 cable length (US) | 0.0115741 cable length (US) | 0.0120370 cable length (US) | 0.0125 cable length (US) | 0.0129630 cable length (US) | 0.0134259 cable length (US) | 0.0138889 cable length (US) | 0.0143519 cable length (US) | 0.0148148 cable length (US) | 0.0152778 cable length (US) | 0.0157407 cable length (US) | 0.0162037 cable length (US) | 0.0166667 cable length (US) | 0.0171296 cable length (US) | 0.0175926 cable length (US) | 0.0180556 cable length (US) | 0.0185185 cable length (US) | 0.0189815 cable length (US) | 0.0194444 cable length (US) | 0.0199074 cable length (US) | 0.0203704 cable length (US) | 0.0208333 cable length (US) | 0.0212963 cable length (US) | 0.0217593 cable length (US) | 0.0222222 cable length (US) | 0.0226852 cable length (US) | 0.0231481 cable length (US) | 0.0236111 cable length (US) | 0.0240741 cable length (US) | 0.0245370 cable length (US) | 0.025 cable length (US) | 0.0254630 cable length (US) | 0.0259259 cable length (US) | 0.0263889 cable length (US) | 0.0268519 cable length (US) | 0.0273148 cable length (US) | 0.0277778 cable length (US) | 0.0282407 cable length (US) | 0.0287037 cable length (US) | 0.0291667 cable length (US) | 0.0296296 cable length (US) | 0.0300926 cable length (US) | 0.0305556 cable length (US) | 0.0310185 cable length (US) | 0.0314815 cable length (US) | 0.0319444 cable length (US) | 0.0324074 cable length (US) | 0.0328704 cable length (US) | 0.0333333 cable length (US) | 0.0337963 cable length (US) | 0.0342593 cable length (US) | 0.0347222 cable length (US) | 0.0351852 cable length (US) | 0.0356481 cable length (US) | 0.0361111 cable length (US) | 0.0365741 cable length (US) | 0.0370370 cable length (US) | 0.0375 cable length (US) | 0.0379630 cable length (US) | 0.0384259 cable length (US) | 0.0388889 cable length (US) | 0.0393519 cable length (US) | 0.0398148 cable length (US) | 0.0402778 cable length (US) | 0.0407407 cable length (US) | 0.0412037 cable length (US) | 0.0416667 cable length (US) | 0.0421296 cable length (US) | 0.0425926 cable length (US) | 0.0430556 cable length (US) | 0.0435185 cable length (US) | 0.0439815 cable length (US) | 0.0444444 cable length (US) | 0.0449074 cable length (US) | 0.0453704 cable length (US) | 0.0458333 cable length (US) | 0.0462963 cable length (US) |
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 = 0.00046296296296296 cable length (US) | 4 hands = 0.0018518518518519 cable length (US) |
| 1.5 hands = 0.00069444444444444 cable length (US) | 4.5 hands = 0.0020833333333333 cable length (US) |
| 2 hands = 0.00092592592592593 cable length (US) | 5 hands = 0.0023148148148148 cable length (US) |
| 2.5 hands = 0.0011574074074074 cable length (US) | 5.5 hands = 0.0025462962962963 cable length (US) |
| 3 hands = 0.0013888888888889 cable length (US) | 6 hands = 0.0027777777777778 cable length (US) |
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 (US) = 2160 hands | 4 cable length (US) = 8640 hands |
| 1.5 cable length (US) = 3240 hands | 4.5 cable length (US) = 9720 hands |
| 2 cable length (US) = 4320 hands | 5 cable length (US) = 10800 hands |
| 2.5 cable length (US) = 5400 hands | 5.5 cable length (US) = 11880 hands |
| 3 cable length (US) = 6480 hands | 6 cable length (US) = 12960 hands |
| 1 hands = 0.0004630 cable length (US) |
| 1 cable length (US) = 2 160 hands |