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) |
pace | 288 pace | 576 pace | 864 pace | 1 152 pace | 1 440 pace | 1 728 pace | 2 016 pace | 2 304 pace | 2 592 pace | 2 880 pace | 3 168 pace | 3 456 pace | 3 744 pace | 4 032 pace | 4 320 pace | 4 608 pace | 4 896 pace | 5 184 pace | 5 472 pace | 5 760 pace | 6 048 pace | 6 336 pace | 6 624 pace | 6 912 pace | 7 200 pace | 7 488 pace | 7 776 pace | 8 064 pace | 8 352 pace | 8 640 pace | 8 928 pace | 9 216 pace | 9 504 pace | 9 792 pace | 10 080 pace | 10 368 pace | 10 656 pace | 10 944 pace | 11 232 pace | 11 520 pace | 11 808 pace | 12 096 pace | 12 384 pace | 12 672 pace | 12 960 pace | 13 248 pace | 13 536 pace | 13 824 pace | 14 112 pace | 14 400 pace | 14 688 pace | 14 976 pace | 15 264 pace | 15 552 pace | 15 840 pace | 16 128 pace | 16 416 pace | 16 704 pace | 16 992 pace | 17 280 pace | 17 568 pace | 17 856 pace | 18 144 pace | 18 432 pace | 18 720 pace | 19 008 pace | 19 296 pace | 19 584 pace | 19 872 pace | 20 160 pace | 20 448 pace | 20 736 pace | 21 024 pace | 21 312 pace | 21 600 pace | 21 888 pace | 22 176 pace | 22 464 pace | 22 752 pace | 23 040 pace | 23 328 pace | 23 616 pace | 23 904 pace | 24 192 pace | 24 480 pace | 24 768 pace | 25 056 pace | 25 344 pace | 25 632 pace | 25 920 pace | 26 208 pace | 26 496 pace | 26 784 pace | 27 072 pace | 27 360 pace | 27 648 pace | 27 936 pace | 28 224 pace | 28 512 pace | 28 800 pace |
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) | paces | cable length (US) | paces |
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1 | = 288 | 4 | = 1152 |
1.5 | = 432 | 4.5 | = 1296 |
2 | = 576 | 5 | = 1440 |
2.5 | = 720 | 5.5 | = 1584 |
3 | = 864 | 6 | = 1728 |
A pace is a unit of length consisting either of one normal walking step (~0.75 m), or of a double step, returning to the same foot (~1.5 m). Like other traditional measurements, paces started as informal units but have since been standardized, often with the specific length set according to a typical brisk or military marching stride.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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pace | ≡ 2.5 ft | = 0.762 m | Imperial/US |
paces | cable length (US) | paces | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.0034722222222222 | 4 | = 0.013888888888889 |
1.5 | = 0.0052083333333333 | 4.5 | = 0.015625 |
2 | = 0.0069444444444444 | 5 | = 0.017361111111111 |
2.5 | = 0.0086805555555556 | 5.5 | = 0.019097222222222 |
3 | = 0.010416666666667 | 6 | = 0.020833333333333 |
cable length (US) | paces |
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1 | = 288 |
0.0034722 | = 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 …) |