| rod | 1 rd | 2 rd | 3 rd | 4 rd | 5 rd | 6 rd | 7 rd | 8 rd | 9 rd | 10 rd | 11 rd | 12 rd | 13 rd | 14 rd | 15 rd | 16 rd | 17 rd | 18 rd | 19 rd | 20 rd | 21 rd | 22 rd | 23 rd | 24 rd | 25 rd | 26 rd | 27 rd | 28 rd | 29 rd | 30 rd | 31 rd | 32 rd | 33 rd | 34 rd | 35 rd | 36 rd | 37 rd | 38 rd | 39 rd | 40 rd | 41 rd | 42 rd | 43 rd | 44 rd | 45 rd | 46 rd | 47 rd | 48 rd | 49 rd | 50 rd | 51 rd | 52 rd | 53 rd | 54 rd | 55 rd | 56 rd | 57 rd | 58 rd | 59 rd | 60 rd | 61 rd | 62 rd | 63 rd | 64 rd | 65 rd | 66 rd | 67 rd | 68 rd | 69 rd | 70 rd | 71 rd | 72 rd | 73 rd | 74 rd | 75 rd | 76 rd | 77 rd | 78 rd | 79 rd | 80 rd | 81 rd | 82 rd | 83 rd | 84 rd | 85 rd | 86 rd | 87 rd | 88 rd | 89 rd | 90 rd | 91 rd | 92 rd | 93 rd | 94 rd | 95 rd | 96 rd | 97 rd | 98 rd | 99 rd | 100 rd |
| cable length (imperial) | 0.0271382 cable length (imperial) | 0.0542763 cable length (imperial) | 0.0814145 cable length (imperial) | 0.1085526 cable length (imperial) | 0.1356908 cable length (imperial) | 0.1628289 cable length (imperial) | 0.1899671 cable length (imperial) | 0.2171053 cable length (imperial) | 0.2442434 cable length (imperial) | 0.2713816 cable length (imperial) | 0.2985197 cable length (imperial) | 0.3256579 cable length (imperial) | 0.3527961 cable length (imperial) | 0.3799342 cable length (imperial) | 0.4070724 cable length (imperial) | 0.4342105 cable length (imperial) | 0.4613487 cable length (imperial) | 0.4884868 cable length (imperial) | 0.515625 cable length (imperial) | 0.5427632 cable length (imperial) | 0.5699013 cable length (imperial) | 0.5970395 cable length (imperial) | 0.6241776 cable length (imperial) | 0.6513158 cable length (imperial) | 0.6784539 cable length (imperial) | 0.7055921 cable length (imperial) | 0.7327303 cable length (imperial) | 0.7598684 cable length (imperial) | 0.7870066 cable length (imperial) | 0.8141447 cable length (imperial) | 0.8412829 cable length (imperial) | 0.8684211 cable length (imperial) | 0.8955592 cable length (imperial) | 0.9226974 cable length (imperial) | 0.9498355 cable length (imperial) | 0.9769737 cable length (imperial) | 1.0041118 cable length (imperial) | 1.03125 cable length (imperial) | 1.0583882 cable length (imperial) | 1.0855263 cable length (imperial) | 1.1126645 cable length (imperial) | 1.1398026 cable length (imperial) | 1.1669408 cable length (imperial) | 1.1940789 cable length (imperial) | 1.2212171 cable length (imperial) | 1.2483553 cable length (imperial) | 1.2754934 cable length (imperial) | 1.3026316 cable length (imperial) | 1.3297697 cable length (imperial) | 1.3569079 cable length (imperial) | 1.3840461 cable length (imperial) | 1.4111842 cable length (imperial) | 1.4383224 cable length (imperial) | 1.4654605 cable length (imperial) | 1.4925987 cable length (imperial) | 1.5197368 cable length (imperial) | 1.546875 cable length (imperial) | 1.5740132 cable length (imperial) | 1.6011513 cable length (imperial) | 1.6282895 cable length (imperial) | 1.6554276 cable length (imperial) | 1.6825658 cable length (imperial) | 1.7097039 cable length (imperial) | 1.7368421 cable length (imperial) | 1.7639803 cable length (imperial) | 1.7911184 cable length (imperial) | 1.8182566 cable length (imperial) | 1.8453947 cable length (imperial) | 1.8725329 cable length (imperial) | 1.8996711 cable length (imperial) | 1.9268092 cable length (imperial) | 1.9539474 cable length (imperial) | 1.9810855 cable length (imperial) | 2.0082237 cable length (imperial) | 2.0353618 cable length (imperial) | 2.0625 cable length (imperial) | 2.0896382 cable length (imperial) | 2.1167763 cable length (imperial) | 2.1439145 cable length (imperial) | 2.1710526 cable length (imperial) | 2.1981908 cable length (imperial) | 2.2253289 cable length (imperial) | 2.2524671 cable length (imperial) | 2.2796053 cable length (imperial) | 2.3067434 cable length (imperial) | 2.3338816 cable length (imperial) | 2.3610197 cable length (imperial) | 2.3881579 cable length (imperial) | 2.4152961 cable length (imperial) | 2.4424342 cable length (imperial) | 2.4695724 cable length (imperial) | 2.4967105 cable length (imperial) | 2.5238487 cable length (imperial) | 2.5509868 cable length (imperial) | 2.578125 cable length (imperial) | 2.6052632 cable length (imperial) | 2.6324013 cable length (imperial) | 2.6595395 cable length (imperial) | 2.6866776 cable length (imperial) | 2.7138158 cable length (imperial) |
The rod or perch or pole is a surveyors tool and unit of length equal to 5 1⁄2 yards, 16 1⁄2 feet, 1⁄320 of a statute mile or one-fourth of a surveyor's chain and 5.0292 meters.
| 1 rods ≈ 0.027138157894737 cable length (imperial) | 4 rods ≈ 0.10855263157895 cable length (imperial) |
| 1.5 rods ≈ 0.040707236842105 cable length (imperial) | 4.5 rods ≈ 0.12212171052632 cable length (imperial) |
| 2 rods ≈ 0.054276315789474 cable length (imperial) | 5 rods ≈ 0.13569078947368 cable length (imperial) |
| 2.5 rods ≈ 0.067845394736842 cable length (imperial) | 5.5 rods ≈ 0.14925986842105 cable length (imperial) |
| 3 rods ≈ 0.081414473684211 cable length (imperial) | 6 rods ≈ 0.16282894736842 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) ≈ 36.848484848485 rods | 4 cable length (imperial) ≈ 147.39393939394 rods |
| 1.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 55.272727272727 rods | 4.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 165.81818181818 rods |
| 2 cable length (imperial) ≈ 73.69696969697 rods | 5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 184.24242424242 rods |
| 2.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 92.121212121212 rods | 5.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 202.66666666667 rods |
| 3 cable length (imperial) ≈ 110.54545454545 rods | 6 cable length (imperial) ≈ 221.09090909091 rods |
| 1 rods ≈ 0.0271382 cable length (imperial) |
| 1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 36.8484848 rods |