| 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 (US) | 0.0229167 cable length (US) | 0.0458333 cable length (US) | 0.06875 cable length (US) | 0.0916667 cable length (US) | 0.1145833 cable length (US) | 0.1375 cable length (US) | 0.1604167 cable length (US) | 0.1833333 cable length (US) | 0.20625 cable length (US) | 0.2291667 cable length (US) | 0.2520833 cable length (US) | 0.275 cable length (US) | 0.2979167 cable length (US) | 0.3208333 cable length (US) | 0.34375 cable length (US) | 0.3666667 cable length (US) | 0.3895833 cable length (US) | 0.4125 cable length (US) | 0.4354167 cable length (US) | 0.4583333 cable length (US) | 0.48125 cable length (US) | 0.5041667 cable length (US) | 0.5270833 cable length (US) | 0.55 cable length (US) | 0.5729167 cable length (US) | 0.5958333 cable length (US) | 0.61875 cable length (US) | 0.6416667 cable length (US) | 0.6645833 cable length (US) | 0.6875 cable length (US) | 0.7104167 cable length (US) | 0.7333333 cable length (US) | 0.75625 cable length (US) | 0.7791667 cable length (US) | 0.8020833 cable length (US) | 0.825 cable length (US) | 0.8479167 cable length (US) | 0.8708333 cable length (US) | 0.89375 cable length (US) | 0.9166667 cable length (US) | 0.9395833 cable length (US) | 0.9625 cable length (US) | 0.9854167 cable length (US) | 1.0083333 cable length (US) | 1.03125 cable length (US) | 1.0541667 cable length (US) | 1.0770833 cable length (US) | 1.1 cable length (US) | 1.1229167 cable length (US) | 1.1458333 cable length (US) | 1.16875 cable length (US) | 1.1916667 cable length (US) | 1.2145833 cable length (US) | 1.2375 cable length (US) | 1.2604167 cable length (US) | 1.2833333 cable length (US) | 1.30625 cable length (US) | 1.3291667 cable length (US) | 1.3520833 cable length (US) | 1.375 cable length (US) | 1.3979167 cable length (US) | 1.4208333 cable length (US) | 1.44375 cable length (US) | 1.4666667 cable length (US) | 1.4895833 cable length (US) | 1.5125 cable length (US) | 1.5354167 cable length (US) | 1.5583333 cable length (US) | 1.58125 cable length (US) | 1.6041667 cable length (US) | 1.6270833 cable length (US) | 1.65 cable length (US) | 1.6729167 cable length (US) | 1.6958333 cable length (US) | 1.71875 cable length (US) | 1.7416667 cable length (US) | 1.7645833 cable length (US) | 1.7875 cable length (US) | 1.8104167 cable length (US) | 1.8333333 cable length (US) | 1.85625 cable length (US) | 1.8791667 cable length (US) | 1.9020833 cable length (US) | 1.925 cable length (US) | 1.9479167 cable length (US) | 1.9708333 cable length (US) | 1.99375 cable length (US) | 2.0166667 cable length (US) | 2.0395833 cable length (US) | 2.0625 cable length (US) | 2.0854167 cable length (US) | 2.1083333 cable length (US) | 2.13125 cable length (US) | 2.1541667 cable length (US) | 2.1770833 cable length (US) | 2.2 cable length (US) | 2.2229167 cable length (US) | 2.2458333 cable length (US) | 2.26875 cable length (US) | 2.2916667 cable length (US) |
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 = 0.022916666666667 cable length (US) | 4 rods = 0.091666666666667 cable length (US) |
| 1.5 rods = 0.034375 cable length (US) | 4.5 rods = 0.103125 cable length (US) |
| 2 rods = 0.045833333333333 cable length (US) | 5 rods = 0.11458333333333 cable length (US) |
| 2.5 rods = 0.057291666666667 cable length (US) | 5.5 rods = 0.12604166666667 cable length (US) |
| 3 rods = 0.06875 cable length (US) | 6 rods = 0.1375 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) = 43.636363636364 rods | 4 cable length (US) = 174.54545454545 rods |
| 1.5 cable length (US) = 65.454545454545 rods | 4.5 cable length (US) = 196.36363636364 rods |
| 2 cable length (US) = 87.272727272727 rods | 5 cable length (US) = 218.18181818182 rods |
| 2.5 cable length (US) = 109.09090909091 rods | 5.5 cable length (US) = 240 rods |
| 3 cable length (US) = 130.90909090909 rods | 6 cable length (US) = 261.81818181818 rods |
| 1 rods = 0.0229167 cable length (US) |
| 1 cable length (US) = 43.6363636 rods |