cable length (US) | 1 cable length (US) | 2 cable length (US) | 3 cable length (US) | 4 cable length (US) | 5 cable length (US) | 6 cable length (US) | 7 cable length (US) | 8 cable length (US) | 9 cable length (US) | 10 cable length (US) | 11 cable length (US) | 12 cable length (US) | 13 cable length (US) | 14 cable length (US) | 15 cable length (US) | 16 cable length (US) | 17 cable length (US) | 18 cable length (US) | 19 cable length (US) | 20 cable length (US) | 21 cable length (US) | 22 cable length (US) | 23 cable length (US) | 24 cable length (US) | 25 cable length (US) | 26 cable length (US) | 27 cable length (US) | 28 cable length (US) | 29 cable length (US) | 30 cable length (US) | 31 cable length (US) | 32 cable length (US) | 33 cable length (US) | 34 cable length (US) | 35 cable length (US) | 36 cable length (US) | 37 cable length (US) | 38 cable length (US) | 39 cable length (US) | 40 cable length (US) | 41 cable length (US) | 42 cable length (US) | 43 cable length (US) | 44 cable length (US) | 45 cable length (US) | 46 cable length (US) | 47 cable length (US) | 48 cable length (US) | 49 cable length (US) | 50 cable length (US) | 51 cable length (US) | 52 cable length (US) | 53 cable length (US) | 54 cable length (US) | 55 cable length (US) | 56 cable length (US) | 57 cable length (US) | 58 cable length (US) | 59 cable length (US) | 60 cable length (US) | 61 cable length (US) | 62 cable length (US) | 63 cable length (US) | 64 cable length (US) | 65 cable length (US) | 66 cable length (US) | 67 cable length (US) | 68 cable length (US) | 69 cable length (US) | 70 cable length (US) | 71 cable length (US) | 72 cable length (US) | 73 cable length (US) | 74 cable length (US) | 75 cable length (US) | 76 cable length (US) | 77 cable length (US) | 78 cable length (US) | 79 cable length (US) | 80 cable length (US) | 81 cable length (US) | 82 cable length (US) | 83 cable length (US) | 84 cable length (US) | 85 cable length (US) | 86 cable length (US) | 87 cable length (US) | 88 cable length (US) | 89 cable length (US) | 90 cable length (US) | 91 cable length (US) | 92 cable length (US) | 93 cable length (US) | 94 cable length (US) | 95 cable length (US) | 96 cable length (US) | 97 cable length (US) | 98 cable length (US) | 99 cable length (US) | 100 cable length (US) |
chain | 10.9090692 ch | 21.8181384 ch | 32.7272077 ch | 43.6362769 ch | 54.5453461 ch | 65.4544153 ch | 76.3634845 ch | 87.2725537 ch | 98.1816230 ch | 109.0906922 ch | 119.9997614 ch | 130.9088306 ch | 141.8178998 ch | 152.7269690 ch | 163.6360383 ch | 174.5451075 ch | 185.4541767 ch | 196.3632459 ch | 207.2723151 ch | 218.1813844 ch | 229.0904536 ch | 239.9995228 ch | 250.9085920 ch | 261.8176612 ch | 272.7267304 ch | 283.6357997 ch | 294.5448689 ch | 305.4539381 ch | 316.3630073 ch | 327.2720765 ch | 338.1811457 ch | 349.0902150 ch | 359.9992842 ch | 370.9083534 ch | 381.8174226 ch | 392.7264918 ch | 403.6355611 ch | 414.5446303 ch | 425.4536995 ch | 436.3627687 ch | 447.2718379 ch | 458.1809071 ch | 469.0899764 ch | 479.9990456 ch | 490.9081148 ch | 501.8171840 ch | 512.7262532 ch | 523.6353224 ch | 534.5443917 ch | 545.4534609 ch | 556.3625301 ch | 567.2715993 ch | 578.1806685 ch | 589.0897378 ch | 599.9988070 ch | 610.9078762 ch | 621.8169454 ch | 632.7260146 ch | 643.6350838 ch | 654.5441531 ch | 665.4532223 ch | 676.3622915 ch | 687.2713607 ch | 698.1804299 ch | 709.0894991 ch | 719.9985684 ch | 730.9076376 ch | 741.8167068 ch | 752.7257760 ch | 763.6348452 ch | 774.5439145 ch | 785.4529837 ch | 796.3620529 ch | 807.2711221 ch | 818.1801913 ch | 829.0892605 ch | 839.9983298 ch | 850.9073990 ch | 861.8164682 ch | 872.7255374 ch | 883.6346066 ch | 894.5436758 ch | 905.4527451 ch | 916.3618143 ch | 927.2708835 ch | 938.1799527 ch | 949.0890219 ch | 959.9980912 ch | 970.9071604 ch | 981.8162296 ch | 992.7252988 ch | 1,003.6343680 ch | 1,014.5434372 ch | 1,025.4525065 ch | 1,036.3615757 ch | 1,047.2706449 ch | 1,058.1797141 ch | 1,069.0887833 ch | 1,079.9978525 ch | 1,090.9069218 ch |
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 (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | chains | cable length (US) | chains |
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1 | ≈ 10.909069217631 | 4 | ≈ 43.636276870522 |
1.5 | ≈ 16.363603826446 | 4.5 | ≈ 49.090811479338 |
2 | ≈ 21.818138435261 | 5 | ≈ 54.545346088153 |
2.5 | ≈ 27.272673044077 | 5.5 | ≈ 59.999880696968 |
3 | ≈ 32.727207652892 | 6 | ≈ 65.454415305784 |
A chain is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links, or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). The chain has been used for several centuries in Britain and in some other countries influenced by British practice.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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chain | ch | ≡ 66 ft (US) ≡ 4 rods | ≈ 20.11684 m | Imperial/US |
chains | cable length (US) | chains | cable length (US) |
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1 | ≈ 0.09166684893555 | 4 | ≈ 0.3666673957422 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.13750027340332 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.41250082020997 |
2 | ≈ 0.1833336978711 | 5 | ≈ 0.45833424467775 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.22916712233887 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.50416766914552 |
3 | ≈ 0.27500054680665 | 6 | ≈ 0.5500010936133 |
cable length (US) | chains |
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1 | ≈ 10.9090692 |
0.0916668 | ≈ 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
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 …) |