| 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 (US) | 0.0002604 cable length (US) | 0.0005208 cable length (US) | 0.0007813 cable length (US) | 0.0010417 cable length (US) | 0.0013021 cable length (US) | 0.0015625 cable length (US) | 0.0018229 cable length (US) | 0.0020833 cable length (US) | 0.0023438 cable length (US) | 0.0026042 cable length (US) | 0.0028646 cable length (US) | 0.003125 cable length (US) | 0.0033854 cable length (US) | 0.0036458 cable length (US) | 0.0039063 cable length (US) | 0.0041667 cable length (US) | 0.0044271 cable length (US) | 0.0046875 cable length (US) | 0.0049479 cable length (US) | 0.0052083 cable length (US) | 0.0054688 cable length (US) | 0.0057292 cable length (US) | 0.0059896 cable length (US) | 0.00625 cable length (US) | 0.0065104 cable length (US) | 0.0067708 cable length (US) | 0.0070313 cable length (US) | 0.0072917 cable length (US) | 0.0075521 cable length (US) | 0.0078125 cable length (US) | 0.0080729 cable length (US) | 0.0083333 cable length (US) | 0.0085938 cable length (US) | 0.0088542 cable length (US) | 0.0091146 cable length (US) | 0.009375 cable length (US) | 0.0096354 cable length (US) | 0.0098958 cable length (US) | 0.0101563 cable length (US) | 0.0104167 cable length (US) | 0.0106771 cable length (US) | 0.0109375 cable length (US) | 0.0111979 cable length (US) | 0.0114583 cable length (US) | 0.0117188 cable length (US) | 0.0119792 cable length (US) | 0.0122396 cable length (US) | 0.0125 cable length (US) | 0.0127604 cable length (US) | 0.0130208 cable length (US) | 0.0132813 cable length (US) | 0.0135417 cable length (US) | 0.0138021 cable length (US) | 0.0140625 cable length (US) | 0.0143229 cable length (US) | 0.0145833 cable length (US) | 0.0148438 cable length (US) | 0.0151042 cable length (US) | 0.0153646 cable length (US) | 0.015625 cable length (US) | 0.0158854 cable length (US) | 0.0161458 cable length (US) | 0.0164063 cable length (US) | 0.0166667 cable length (US) | 0.0169271 cable length (US) | 0.0171875 cable length (US) | 0.0174479 cable length (US) | 0.0177083 cable length (US) | 0.0179688 cable length (US) | 0.0182292 cable length (US) | 0.0184896 cable length (US) | 0.01875 cable length (US) | 0.0190104 cable length (US) | 0.0192708 cable length (US) | 0.0195313 cable length (US) | 0.0197917 cable length (US) | 0.0200521 cable length (US) | 0.0203125 cable length (US) | 0.0205729 cable length (US) | 0.0208333 cable length (US) | 0.0210938 cable length (US) | 0.0213542 cable length (US) | 0.0216146 cable length (US) | 0.021875 cable length (US) | 0.0221354 cable length (US) | 0.0223958 cable length (US) | 0.0226563 cable length (US) | 0.0229167 cable length (US) | 0.0231771 cable length (US) | 0.0234375 cable length (US) | 0.0236979 cable length (US) | 0.0239583 cable length (US) | 0.0242188 cable length (US) | 0.0244792 cable length (US) | 0.0247396 cable length (US) | 0.025 cable length (US) | 0.0252604 cable length (US) | 0.0255208 cable length (US) | 0.0257813 cable length (US) | 0.0260417 cable length (US) |
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) = 0.00026041666666667 cable length (US) | 4 nails (cloth) = 0.0010416666666667 cable length (US) |
| 1.5 nails (cloth) = 0.000390625 cable length (US) | 4.5 nails (cloth) = 0.001171875 cable length (US) |
| 2 nails (cloth) = 0.00052083333333333 cable length (US) | 5 nails (cloth) = 0.0013020833333333 cable length (US) |
| 2.5 nails (cloth) = 0.00065104166666667 cable length (US) | 5.5 nails (cloth) = 0.0014322916666667 cable length (US) |
| 3 nails (cloth) = 0.00078125 cable length (US) | 6 nails (cloth) = 0.0015625 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) = 3840 nails (cloth) | 4 cable length (US) = 15360 nails (cloth) |
| 1.5 cable length (US) = 5760 nails (cloth) | 4.5 cable length (US) = 17280 nails (cloth) |
| 2 cable length (US) = 7680 nails (cloth) | 5 cable length (US) = 19200 nails (cloth) |
| 2.5 cable length (US) = 9600 nails (cloth) | 5.5 cable length (US) = 21120 nails (cloth) |
| 3 cable length (US) = 11520 nails (cloth) | 6 cable length (US) = 23040 nails (cloth) |
| 1 nails (cloth) = 0.0002604 cable length (US) |
| 1 cable length (US) = 3 840 nails (cloth) |