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) |
hand | 2 160 hand | 4 320 hand | 6 480 hand | 8 640 hand | 10 800 hand | 12 960 hand | 15 120 hand | 17 280 hand | 19 440 hand | 21 600 hand | 23 760 hand | 25 920 hand | 28 080 hand | 30 240 hand | 32 400 hand | 34 560 hand | 36 720 hand | 38 880 hand | 41 040 hand | 43 200 hand | 45 360 hand | 47 520 hand | 49 680 hand | 51 840 hand | 54 000 hand | 56 160 hand | 58 320 hand | 60 480 hand | 62 640 hand | 64 800 hand | 66 960 hand | 69 120 hand | 71 280 hand | 73 440 hand | 75 600 hand | 77 760 hand | 79 920 hand | 82 080 hand | 84 240 hand | 86 400 hand | 88 560 hand | 90 720 hand | 92 880 hand | 95 040 hand | 97 200 hand | 99 360 hand | 101 520 hand | 103 680 hand | 105 840 hand | 108 000 hand | 110 160 hand | 112 320 hand | 114 480 hand | 116 640 hand | 118 800 hand | 120 960 hand | 123 120 hand | 125 280 hand | 127 440 hand | 129 600 hand | 131 760 hand | 133 920 hand | 136 080 hand | 138 240 hand | 140 400 hand | 142 560 hand | 144 720 hand | 146 880 hand | 149 040 hand | 151 200 hand | 153 360 hand | 155 520 hand | 157 680 hand | 159 840 hand | 162 000 hand | 164 160 hand | 166 320 hand | 168 480 hand | 170 640 hand | 172 800 hand | 174 960 hand | 177 120 hand | 179 280 hand | 181 440 hand | 183 600 hand | 185 760 hand | 187 920 hand | 190 080 hand | 192 240 hand | 194 400 hand | 196 560 hand | 198 720 hand | 200 880 hand | 203 040 hand | 205 200 hand | 207 360 hand | 209 520 hand | 211 680 hand | 213 840 hand | 216 000 hand |
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) | hands | cable length (US) | hands |
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1 | = 2160 | 4 | = 8640 |
1.5 | = 3240 | 4.5 | = 9720 |
2 | = 4320 | 5 | = 10800 |
2.5 | = 5400 | 5.5 | = 11880 |
3 | = 6480 | 6 | = 12960 |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | cable length (US) | hands | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.00046296296296296 | 4 | = 0.0018518518518519 |
1.5 | = 0.00069444444444444 | 4.5 | = 0.0020833333333333 |
2 | = 0.00092592592592593 | 5 | = 0.0023148148148148 |
2.5 | = 0.0011574074074074 | 5.5 | = 0.0025462962962963 |
3 | = 0.0013888888888889 | 6 | = 0.0027777777777778 |
cable length (US) | hands |
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1 | = 2 160 |
0.0004630 | = 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 …) |