cable length (imperial) | 1 cable length (imperial) | 2 cable length (imperial) | 3 cable length (imperial) | 4 cable length (imperial) | 5 cable length (imperial) | 6 cable length (imperial) | 7 cable length (imperial) | 8 cable length (imperial) | 9 cable length (imperial) | 10 cable length (imperial) | 11 cable length (imperial) | 12 cable length (imperial) | 13 cable length (imperial) | 14 cable length (imperial) | 15 cable length (imperial) | 16 cable length (imperial) | 17 cable length (imperial) | 18 cable length (imperial) | 19 cable length (imperial) | 20 cable length (imperial) | 21 cable length (imperial) | 22 cable length (imperial) | 23 cable length (imperial) | 24 cable length (imperial) | 25 cable length (imperial) | 26 cable length (imperial) | 27 cable length (imperial) | 28 cable length (imperial) | 29 cable length (imperial) | 30 cable length (imperial) | 31 cable length (imperial) | 32 cable length (imperial) | 33 cable length (imperial) | 34 cable length (imperial) | 35 cable length (imperial) | 36 cable length (imperial) | 37 cable length (imperial) | 38 cable length (imperial) | 39 cable length (imperial) | 40 cable length (imperial) | 41 cable length (imperial) | 42 cable length (imperial) | 43 cable length (imperial) | 44 cable length (imperial) | 45 cable length (imperial) | 46 cable length (imperial) | 47 cable length (imperial) | 48 cable length (imperial) | 49 cable length (imperial) | 50 cable length (imperial) | 51 cable length (imperial) | 52 cable length (imperial) | 53 cable length (imperial) | 54 cable length (imperial) | 55 cable length (imperial) | 56 cable length (imperial) | 57 cable length (imperial) | 58 cable length (imperial) | 59 cable length (imperial) | 60 cable length (imperial) | 61 cable length (imperial) | 62 cable length (imperial) | 63 cable length (imperial) | 64 cable length (imperial) | 65 cable length (imperial) | 66 cable length (imperial) | 67 cable length (imperial) | 68 cable length (imperial) | 69 cable length (imperial) | 70 cable length (imperial) | 71 cable length (imperial) | 72 cable length (imperial) | 73 cable length (imperial) | 74 cable length (imperial) | 75 cable length (imperial) | 76 cable length (imperial) | 77 cable length (imperial) | 78 cable length (imperial) | 79 cable length (imperial) | 80 cable length (imperial) | 81 cable length (imperial) | 82 cable length (imperial) | 83 cable length (imperial) | 84 cable length (imperial) | 85 cable length (imperial) | 86 cable length (imperial) | 87 cable length (imperial) | 88 cable length (imperial) | 89 cable length (imperial) | 90 cable length (imperial) | 91 cable length (imperial) | 92 cable length (imperial) | 93 cable length (imperial) | 94 cable length (imperial) | 95 cable length (imperial) | 96 cable length (imperial) | 97 cable length (imperial) | 98 cable length (imperial) | 99 cable length (imperial) | 100 cable length (imperial) |
rod | 36.8484848 rd | 73.6969697 rd | 110.5454545 rd | 147.3939394 rd | 184.2424242 rd | 221.0909091 rd | 257.9393939 rd | 294.7878788 rd | 331.6363636 rd | 368.4848485 rd | 405.3333333 rd | 442.1818182 rd | 479.0303030 rd | 515.8787879 rd | 552.7272727 rd | 589.5757576 rd | 626.4242424 rd | 663.2727273 rd | 700.1212121 rd | 736.9696970 rd | 773.8181818 rd | 810.6666667 rd | 847.5151515 rd | 884.3636364 rd | 921.2121212 rd | 958.0606061 rd | 994.9090909 rd | 1,031.7575758 rd | 1,068.6060606 rd | 1,105.4545455 rd | 1,142.3030303 rd | 1,179.1515152 rd | 1 216 rd | 1,252.8484848 rd | 1,289.6969697 rd | 1,326.5454545 rd | 1,363.3939394 rd | 1,400.2424242 rd | 1,437.0909091 rd | 1,473.9393939 rd | 1,510.7878788 rd | 1,547.6363636 rd | 1,584.4848485 rd | 1,621.3333333 rd | 1,658.1818182 rd | 1,695.0303030 rd | 1,731.8787879 rd | 1,768.7272727 rd | 1,805.5757576 rd | 1,842.4242424 rd | 1,879.2727273 rd | 1,916.1212121 rd | 1,952.9696970 rd | 1,989.8181818 rd | 2,026.6666667 rd | 2,063.5151515 rd | 2,100.3636364 rd | 2,137.2121212 rd | 2,174.0606061 rd | 2,210.9090909 rd | 2,247.7575758 rd | 2,284.6060606 rd | 2,321.4545455 rd | 2,358.3030303 rd | 2,395.1515152 rd | 2 432 rd | 2,468.8484848 rd | 2,505.6969697 rd | 2,542.5454545 rd | 2,579.3939394 rd | 2,616.2424242 rd | 2,653.0909091 rd | 2,689.9393939 rd | 2,726.7878788 rd | 2,763.6363636 rd | 2,800.4848485 rd | 2,837.3333333 rd | 2,874.1818182 rd | 2,911.0303030 rd | 2,947.8787879 rd | 2,984.7272727 rd | 3,021.5757576 rd | 3,058.4242424 rd | 3,095.2727273 rd | 3,132.1212121 rd | 3,168.9696970 rd | 3,205.8181818 rd | 3,242.6666667 rd | 3,279.5151515 rd | 3,316.3636364 rd | 3,353.2121212 rd | 3,390.0606061 rd | 3,426.9090909 rd | 3,463.7575758 rd | 3,500.6060606 rd | 3,537.4545455 rd | 3,574.3030303 rd | 3,611.1515152 rd | 3 648 rd | 3,684.8484848 rd |
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:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (imperial) | ≡ 608 ft | ≈ 185.3184 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (imperial) | rods | cable length (imperial) | rods |
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1 | ≈ 36.848484848485 | 4 | ≈ 147.39393939394 |
1.5 | ≈ 55.272727272727 | 4.5 | ≈ 165.81818181818 |
2 | ≈ 73.69696969697 | 5 | ≈ 184.24242424242 |
2.5 | ≈ 92.121212121212 | 5.5 | ≈ 202.66666666667 |
3 | ≈ 110.54545454545 | 6 | ≈ 221.09090909091 |
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.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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rod | rd | ≡ 16 1⁄2 ft | = 5.0292 m | Imperial/US |
rods | cable length (imperial) | rods | cable length (imperial) |
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1 | ≈ 0.027138157894737 | 4 | ≈ 0.10855263157895 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.040707236842105 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.12212171052632 |
2 | ≈ 0.054276315789474 | 5 | ≈ 0.13569078947368 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.067845394736842 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.14925986842105 |
3 | ≈ 0.081414473684211 | 6 | ≈ 0.16282894736842 |
cable length (imperial) | rods |
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1 | ≈ 36.8484848 |
0.0271382 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |