| cape foot | 1 ft (Cape) | 2 ft (Cape) | 3 ft (Cape) | 4 ft (Cape) | 5 ft (Cape) | 6 ft (Cape) | 7 ft (Cape) | 8 ft (Cape) | 9 ft (Cape) | 10 ft (Cape) | 11 ft (Cape) | 12 ft (Cape) | 13 ft (Cape) | 14 ft (Cape) | 15 ft (Cape) | 16 ft (Cape) | 17 ft (Cape) | 18 ft (Cape) | 19 ft (Cape) | 20 ft (Cape) | 21 ft (Cape) | 22 ft (Cape) | 23 ft (Cape) | 24 ft (Cape) | 25 ft (Cape) | 26 ft (Cape) | 27 ft (Cape) | 28 ft (Cape) | 29 ft (Cape) | 30 ft (Cape) | 31 ft (Cape) | 32 ft (Cape) | 33 ft (Cape) | 34 ft (Cape) | 35 ft (Cape) | 36 ft (Cape) | 37 ft (Cape) | 38 ft (Cape) | 39 ft (Cape) | 40 ft (Cape) | 41 ft (Cape) | 42 ft (Cape) | 43 ft (Cape) | 44 ft (Cape) | 45 ft (Cape) | 46 ft (Cape) | 47 ft (Cape) | 48 ft (Cape) | 49 ft (Cape) | 50 ft (Cape) | 51 ft (Cape) | 52 ft (Cape) | 53 ft (Cape) | 54 ft (Cape) | 55 ft (Cape) | 56 ft (Cape) | 57 ft (Cape) | 58 ft (Cape) | 59 ft (Cape) | 60 ft (Cape) | 61 ft (Cape) | 62 ft (Cape) | 63 ft (Cape) | 64 ft (Cape) | 65 ft (Cape) | 66 ft (Cape) | 67 ft (Cape) | 68 ft (Cape) | 69 ft (Cape) | 70 ft (Cape) | 71 ft (Cape) | 72 ft (Cape) | 73 ft (Cape) | 74 ft (Cape) | 75 ft (Cape) | 76 ft (Cape) | 77 ft (Cape) | 78 ft (Cape) | 79 ft (Cape) | 80 ft (Cape) | 81 ft (Cape) | 82 ft (Cape) | 83 ft (Cape) | 84 ft (Cape) | 85 ft (Cape) | 86 ft (Cape) | 87 ft (Cape) | 88 ft (Cape) | 89 ft (Cape) | 90 ft (Cape) | 91 ft (Cape) | 92 ft (Cape) | 93 ft (Cape) | 94 ft (Cape) | 95 ft (Cape) | 96 ft (Cape) | 97 ft (Cape) | 98 ft (Cape) | 99 ft (Cape) | 100 ft (Cape) |
| span | 1.3773210 span | 2.7546420 span | 4.1319629 span | 5.5092839 span | 6.8866049 span | 8.2639259 span | 9.6412468 span | 11.0185678 span | 12.3958888 span | 13.7732098 span | 15.1505307 span | 16.5278517 span | 17.9051727 span | 19.2824937 span | 20.6598146 span | 22.0371356 span | 23.4144566 span | 24.7917776 span | 26.1690985 span | 27.5464195 span | 28.9237405 span | 30.3010615 span | 31.6783825 span | 33.0557034 span | 34.4330244 span | 35.8103454 span | 37.1876664 span | 38.5649873 span | 39.9423083 span | 41.3196293 span | 42.6969503 span | 44.0742712 span | 45.4515922 span | 46.8289132 span | 48.2062342 span | 49.5835551 span | 50.9608761 span | 52.3381971 span | 53.7155181 span | 55.0928390 span | 56.4701600 span | 57.8474810 span | 59.2248020 span | 60.6021230 span | 61.9794439 span | 63.3567649 span | 64.7340859 span | 66.1114069 span | 67.4887278 span | 68.8660488 span | 70.2433698 span | 71.6206908 span | 72.9980117 span | 74.3753327 span | 75.7526537 span | 77.1299747 span | 78.5072956 span | 79.8846166 span | 81.2619376 span | 82.6392586 span | 84.0165795 span | 85.3939005 span | 86.7712215 span | 88.1485425 span | 89.5258635 span | 90.9031844 span | 92.2805054 span | 93.6578264 span | 95.0351474 span | 96.4124683 span | 97.7897893 span | 99.1671103 span | 100.5444313 span | 101.9217522 span | 103.2990732 span | 104.6763942 span | 106.0537152 span | 107.4310361 span | 108.8083571 span | 110.1856781 span | 111.5629991 span | 112.9403200 span | 114.3176410 span | 115.6949620 span | 117.0722830 span | 118.4496040 span | 119.8269249 span | 121.2042459 span | 122.5815669 span | 123.9588879 span | 125.3362088 span | 126.7135298 span | 128.0908508 span | 129.4681718 span | 130.8454927 span | 132.2228137 span | 133.6001347 span | 134.9774557 span | 136.3547766 span | 137.7320976 span |
A Cape foot is a unit of length defined as 1.0330 English feet (and equal to 12.396 English inches, or 0.31485557516 meters) found in documents of belts and diagrams relating to landed property.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cape foot | ft (Cape) | Legally defined as 1.033 English feet in 1859 | ≈ 0.314858 m | Other (Length) |
| cape feet | spans | cape feet | spans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 1.377320976203 | 4 | ≈ 5.5092839048119 |
| 1.5 | ≈ 2.0659814643045 | 4.5 | ≈ 6.1979443929134 |
| 2 | ≈ 2.7546419524059 | 5 | ≈ 6.8866048810149 |
| 2.5 | ≈ 3.4433024405074 | 5.5 | ≈ 7.5752653691164 |
| 3 | ≈ 4.1319629286089 | 6 | ≈ 8.2639258572178 |
A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span (thumb to little finger) and little span (index finger to little finger).
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| span | span | ≡ 9 in | = 0.2286 m | Imperial/US |
| spans | cape feet | spans | cape feet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 0.72604717221168 | 4 | ≈ 2.9041886888467 |
| 1.5 | ≈ 1.0890707583175 | 4.5 | ≈ 3.2672122749526 |
| 2 | ≈ 1.4520943444234 | 5 | ≈ 3.6302358610584 |
| 2.5 | ≈ 1.8151179305292 | 5.5 | ≈ 3.9932594471642 |
| 3 | ≈ 2.178141516635 | 6 | ≈ 4.3562830332701 |
| cape feet | spans |
|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 1.3773210 |
| 0.7260472 | ≈ 1 |
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
| ≡ | 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 …) |