| 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 (imperial) | 0.0003084 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006168 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009252 cable length (imperial) | 0.0012336 cable length (imperial) | 0.0015419 cable length (imperial) | 0.0018503 cable length (imperial) | 0.0021587 cable length (imperial) | 0.0024671 cable length (imperial) | 0.0027755 cable length (imperial) | 0.0030839 cable length (imperial) | 0.0033923 cable length (imperial) | 0.0037007 cable length (imperial) | 0.0040090 cable length (imperial) | 0.0043174 cable length (imperial) | 0.0046258 cable length (imperial) | 0.0049342 cable length (imperial) | 0.0052426 cable length (imperial) | 0.0055510 cable length (imperial) | 0.0058594 cable length (imperial) | 0.0061678 cable length (imperial) | 0.0064762 cable length (imperial) | 0.0067845 cable length (imperial) | 0.0070929 cable length (imperial) | 0.0074013 cable length (imperial) | 0.0077097 cable length (imperial) | 0.0080181 cable length (imperial) | 0.0083265 cable length (imperial) | 0.0086349 cable length (imperial) | 0.0089433 cable length (imperial) | 0.0092516 cable length (imperial) | 0.0095600 cable length (imperial) | 0.0098684 cable length (imperial) | 0.0101768 cable length (imperial) | 0.0104852 cable length (imperial) | 0.0107936 cable length (imperial) | 0.0111020 cable length (imperial) | 0.0114104 cable length (imperial) | 0.0117188 cable length (imperial) | 0.0120271 cable length (imperial) | 0.0123355 cable length (imperial) | 0.0126439 cable length (imperial) | 0.0129523 cable length (imperial) | 0.0132607 cable length (imperial) | 0.0135691 cable length (imperial) | 0.0138775 cable length (imperial) | 0.0141859 cable length (imperial) | 0.0144942 cable length (imperial) | 0.0148026 cable length (imperial) | 0.0151110 cable length (imperial) | 0.0154194 cable length (imperial) | 0.0157278 cable length (imperial) | 0.0160362 cable length (imperial) | 0.0163446 cable length (imperial) | 0.0166530 cable length (imperial) | 0.0169613 cable length (imperial) | 0.0172697 cable length (imperial) | 0.0175781 cable length (imperial) | 0.0178865 cable length (imperial) | 0.0181949 cable length (imperial) | 0.0185033 cable length (imperial) | 0.0188117 cable length (imperial) | 0.0191201 cable length (imperial) | 0.0194285 cable length (imperial) | 0.0197368 cable length (imperial) | 0.0200452 cable length (imperial) | 0.0203536 cable length (imperial) | 0.0206620 cable length (imperial) | 0.0209704 cable length (imperial) | 0.0212788 cable length (imperial) | 0.0215872 cable length (imperial) | 0.0218956 cable length (imperial) | 0.0222039 cable length (imperial) | 0.0225123 cable length (imperial) | 0.0228207 cable length (imperial) | 0.0231291 cable length (imperial) | 0.0234375 cable length (imperial) | 0.0237459 cable length (imperial) | 0.0240543 cable length (imperial) | 0.0243627 cable length (imperial) | 0.0246711 cable length (imperial) | 0.0249794 cable length (imperial) | 0.0252878 cable length (imperial) | 0.0255962 cable length (imperial) | 0.0259046 cable length (imperial) | 0.0262130 cable length (imperial) | 0.0265214 cable length (imperial) | 0.0268298 cable length (imperial) | 0.0271382 cable length (imperial) | 0.0274465 cable length (imperial) | 0.0277549 cable length (imperial) | 0.0280633 cable length (imperial) | 0.0283717 cable length (imperial) | 0.0286801 cable length (imperial) | 0.0289885 cable length (imperial) | 0.0292969 cable length (imperial) | 0.0296053 cable length (imperial) | 0.0299137 cable length (imperial) | 0.0302220 cable length (imperial) | 0.0305304 cable length (imperial) | 0.0308388 cable length (imperial) |
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) ≈ 0.00030838815789474 cable length (imperial) | 4 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.0012335526315789 cable length (imperial) |
| 1.5 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.00046258223684211 cable length (imperial) | 4.5 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.0013877467105263 cable length (imperial) |
| 2 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.00061677631578947 cable length (imperial) | 5 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.0015419407894737 cable length (imperial) |
| 2.5 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.00077097039473684 cable length (imperial) | 5.5 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.0016961348684211 cable length (imperial) |
| 3 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.00092516447368421 cable length (imperial) | 6 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.0018503289473684 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) ≈ 3242.6666666667 nails (cloth) | 4 cable length (imperial) ≈ 12970.666666667 nails (cloth) |
| 1.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 4864 nails (cloth) | 4.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 14592 nails (cloth) |
| 2 cable length (imperial) ≈ 6485.3333333333 nails (cloth) | 5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 16213.333333333 nails (cloth) |
| 2.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 8106.6666666667 nails (cloth) | 5.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 17834.666666667 nails (cloth) |
| 3 cable length (imperial) ≈ 9728 nails (cloth) | 6 cable length (imperial) ≈ 19456 nails (cloth) |
| 1 nails (cloth) ≈ 0.0003084 cable length (imperial) |
| 1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 3,242.6666667 nails (cloth) |