| nail (cloth) | 1 nail (cloth) | 2 nail (cloth) | 3 nail (cloth) | 4 nail (cloth) | 5 nail (cloth) | 6 nail (cloth) | 7 nail (cloth) | 8 nail (cloth) | 9 nail (cloth) | 10 nail (cloth) | 11 nail (cloth) | 12 nail (cloth) | 13 nail (cloth) | 14 nail (cloth) | 15 nail (cloth) | 16 nail (cloth) | 17 nail (cloth) | 18 nail (cloth) | 19 nail (cloth) | 20 nail (cloth) | 21 nail (cloth) | 22 nail (cloth) | 23 nail (cloth) | 24 nail (cloth) | 25 nail (cloth) | 26 nail (cloth) | 27 nail (cloth) | 28 nail (cloth) | 29 nail (cloth) | 30 nail (cloth) | 31 nail (cloth) | 32 nail (cloth) | 33 nail (cloth) | 34 nail (cloth) | 35 nail (cloth) | 36 nail (cloth) | 37 nail (cloth) | 38 nail (cloth) | 39 nail (cloth) | 40 nail (cloth) | 41 nail (cloth) | 42 nail (cloth) | 43 nail (cloth) | 44 nail (cloth) | 45 nail (cloth) | 46 nail (cloth) | 47 nail (cloth) | 48 nail (cloth) | 49 nail (cloth) | 50 nail (cloth) | 51 nail (cloth) | 52 nail (cloth) | 53 nail (cloth) | 54 nail (cloth) | 55 nail (cloth) | 56 nail (cloth) | 57 nail (cloth) | 58 nail (cloth) | 59 nail (cloth) | 60 nail (cloth) | 61 nail (cloth) | 62 nail (cloth) | 63 nail (cloth) | 64 nail (cloth) | 65 nail (cloth) | 66 nail (cloth) | 67 nail (cloth) | 68 nail (cloth) | 69 nail (cloth) | 70 nail (cloth) | 71 nail (cloth) | 72 nail (cloth) | 73 nail (cloth) | 74 nail (cloth) | 75 nail (cloth) | 76 nail (cloth) | 77 nail (cloth) | 78 nail (cloth) | 79 nail (cloth) | 80 nail (cloth) | 81 nail (cloth) | 82 nail (cloth) | 83 nail (cloth) | 84 nail (cloth) | 85 nail (cloth) | 86 nail (cloth) | 87 nail (cloth) | 88 nail (cloth) | 89 nail (cloth) | 90 nail (cloth) | 91 nail (cloth) | 92 nail (cloth) | 93 nail (cloth) | 94 nail (cloth) | 95 nail (cloth) | 96 nail (cloth) | 97 nail (cloth) | 98 nail (cloth) | 99 nail (cloth) | 100 nail (cloth) |
| cable length (International) | 0.0003086 cable length (International) | 0.0006172 cable length (International) | 0.0009258 cable length (International) | 0.0012343 cable length (International) | 0.0015429 cable length (International) | 0.0018515 cable length (International) | 0.0021601 cable length (International) | 0.0024687 cable length (International) | 0.0027773 cable length (International) | 0.0030859 cable length (International) | 0.0033944 cable length (International) | 0.0037030 cable length (International) | 0.0040116 cable length (International) | 0.0043202 cable length (International) | 0.0046288 cable length (International) | 0.0049374 cable length (International) | 0.0052460 cable length (International) | 0.0055545 cable length (International) | 0.0058631 cable length (International) | 0.0061717 cable length (International) | 0.0064803 cable length (International) | 0.0067889 cable length (International) | 0.0070975 cable length (International) | 0.0074060 cable length (International) | 0.0077146 cable length (International) | 0.0080232 cable length (International) | 0.0083318 cable length (International) | 0.0086404 cable length (International) | 0.0089490 cable length (International) | 0.0092576 cable length (International) | 0.0095661 cable length (International) | 0.0098747 cable length (International) | 0.0101833 cable length (International) | 0.0104919 cable length (International) | 0.0108005 cable length (International) | 0.0111091 cable length (International) | 0.0114177 cable length (International) | 0.0117262 cable length (International) | 0.0120348 cable length (International) | 0.0123434 cable length (International) | 0.0126520 cable length (International) | 0.0129606 cable length (International) | 0.0132692 cable length (International) | 0.0135778 cable length (International) | 0.0138863 cable length (International) | 0.0141949 cable length (International) | 0.0145035 cable length (International) | 0.0148121 cable length (International) | 0.0151207 cable length (International) | 0.0154293 cable length (International) | 0.0157379 cable length (International) | 0.0160464 cable length (International) | 0.0163550 cable length (International) | 0.0166636 cable length (International) | 0.0169722 cable length (International) | 0.0172808 cable length (International) | 0.0175894 cable length (International) | 0.0178979 cable length (International) | 0.0182065 cable length (International) | 0.0185151 cable length (International) | 0.0188237 cable length (International) | 0.0191323 cable length (International) | 0.0194409 cable length (International) | 0.0197495 cable length (International) | 0.0200580 cable length (International) | 0.0203666 cable length (International) | 0.0206752 cable length (International) | 0.0209838 cable length (International) | 0.0212924 cable length (International) | 0.0216010 cable length (International) | 0.0219096 cable length (International) | 0.0222181 cable length (International) | 0.0225267 cable length (International) | 0.0228353 cable length (International) | 0.0231439 cable length (International) | 0.0234525 cable length (International) | 0.0237611 cable length (International) | 0.0240697 cable length (International) | 0.0243782 cable length (International) | 0.0246868 cable length (International) | 0.0249954 cable length (International) | 0.0253040 cable length (International) | 0.0256126 cable length (International) | 0.0259212 cable length (International) | 0.0262298 cable length (International) | 0.0265383 cable length (International) | 0.0268469 cable length (International) | 0.0271555 cable length (International) | 0.0274641 cable length (International) | 0.0277727 cable length (International) | 0.0280813 cable length (International) | 0.0283898 cable length (International) | 0.0286984 cable length (International) | 0.0290070 cable length (International) | 0.0293156 cable length (International) | 0.0296242 cable length (International) | 0.0299328 cable length (International) | 0.0302414 cable length (International) | 0.0305499 cable length (International) | 0.0308585 cable length (International) |
A nail, as a unit of cloth measurement, is generally a sixteenth of a yard or 2 1/4 inches (5.715 cm). The nail was apparently named after the practice of hammering brass nails into the counter at shops where cloth was sold.
| 1 nails (cloth) = 0.00030858531317495 cable length (International) | 4 nails (cloth) = 0.0012343412526998 cable length (International) |
| 1.5 nails (cloth) = 0.00046287796976242 cable length (International) | 4.5 nails (cloth) = 0.0013886339092873 cable length (International) |
| 2 nails (cloth) = 0.00061717062634989 cable length (International) | 5 nails (cloth) = 0.0015429265658747 cable length (International) |
| 2.5 nails (cloth) = 0.00077146328293737 cable length (International) | 5.5 nails (cloth) = 0.0016972192224622 cable length (International) |
| 3 nails (cloth) = 0.00092575593952484 cable length (International) | 6 nails (cloth) = 0.0018515118790497 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) = 3240.5949256343 nails (cloth) | 4 cable length (International) = 12962.379702537 nails (cloth) |
| 1.5 cable length (International) = 4860.8923884514 nails (cloth) | 4.5 cable length (International) = 14582.677165354 nails (cloth) |
| 2 cable length (International) = 6481.1898512686 nails (cloth) | 5 cable length (International) = 16202.974628171 nails (cloth) |
| 2.5 cable length (International) = 8101.4873140857 nails (cloth) | 5.5 cable length (International) = 17823.272090989 nails (cloth) |
| 3 cable length (International) = 9721.7847769029 nails (cloth) | 6 cable length (International) = 19443.569553806 nails (cloth) |
| 1 nails (cloth) = 0.0003086 cable length (International) |
| 1 cable length (International) = 3,240.5949256 nails (cloth) |