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) |
rod | 43.6363636 rd | 87.2727273 rd | 130.9090909 rd | 174.5454545 rd | 218.1818182 rd | 261.8181818 rd | 305.4545455 rd | 349.0909091 rd | 392.7272727 rd | 436.3636364 rd | 480 rd | 523.6363636 rd | 567.2727273 rd | 610.9090909 rd | 654.5454545 rd | 698.1818182 rd | 741.8181818 rd | 785.4545455 rd | 829.0909091 rd | 872.7272727 rd | 916.3636364 rd | 960 rd | 1,003.6363636 rd | 1,047.2727273 rd | 1,090.9090909 rd | 1,134.5454545 rd | 1,178.1818182 rd | 1,221.8181818 rd | 1,265.4545455 rd | 1,309.0909091 rd | 1,352.7272727 rd | 1,396.3636364 rd | 1 440 rd | 1,483.6363636 rd | 1,527.2727273 rd | 1,570.9090909 rd | 1,614.5454545 rd | 1,658.1818182 rd | 1,701.8181818 rd | 1,745.4545455 rd | 1,789.0909091 rd | 1,832.7272727 rd | 1,876.3636364 rd | 1 920 rd | 1,963.6363636 rd | 2,007.2727273 rd | 2,050.9090909 rd | 2,094.5454545 rd | 2,138.1818182 rd | 2,181.8181818 rd | 2,225.4545455 rd | 2,269.0909091 rd | 2,312.7272727 rd | 2,356.3636364 rd | 2 400 rd | 2,443.6363636 rd | 2,487.2727273 rd | 2,530.9090909 rd | 2,574.5454545 rd | 2,618.1818182 rd | 2,661.8181818 rd | 2,705.4545455 rd | 2,749.0909091 rd | 2,792.7272727 rd | 2,836.3636364 rd | 2 880 rd | 2,923.6363636 rd | 2,967.2727273 rd | 3,010.9090909 rd | 3,054.5454545 rd | 3,098.1818182 rd | 3,141.8181818 rd | 3,185.4545455 rd | 3,229.0909091 rd | 3,272.7272727 rd | 3,316.3636364 rd | 3 360 rd | 3,403.6363636 rd | 3,447.2727273 rd | 3,490.9090909 rd | 3,534.5454545 rd | 3,578.1818182 rd | 3,621.8181818 rd | 3,665.4545455 rd | 3,709.0909091 rd | 3,752.7272727 rd | 3,796.3636364 rd | 3 840 rd | 3,883.6363636 rd | 3,927.2727273 rd | 3,970.9090909 rd | 4,014.5454545 rd | 4,058.1818182 rd | 4,101.8181818 rd | 4,145.4545455 rd | 4,189.0909091 rd | 4,232.7272727 rd | 4,276.3636364 rd | 4 320 rd | 4,363.6363636 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 (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | rods | cable length (US) | rods |
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1 | = 43.636363636364 | 4 | = 174.54545454545 |
1.5 | = 65.454545454545 | 4.5 | = 196.36363636364 |
2 | = 87.272727272727 | 5 | = 218.18181818182 |
2.5 | = 109.09090909091 | 5.5 | = 240 |
3 | = 130.90909090909 | 6 | = 261.81818181818 |
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 (US) | rods | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.022916666666667 | 4 | = 0.091666666666667 |
1.5 | = 0.034375 | 4.5 | = 0.103125 |
2 | = 0.045833333333333 | 5 | = 0.11458333333333 |
2.5 | = 0.057291666666667 | 5.5 | = 0.12604166666667 |
3 | = 0.06875 | 6 | = 0.1375 |
cable length (US) | rods |
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1 | = 43.6363636 |
0.0229167 | = 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 …) |