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Length Converter

Convert between metres, feet, nautical miles, statute miles, cables, fathoms, yards.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

1 ft=0.3048 m,  1 nm=1852 m,  1 fathom=1.8288 m1 \text{ ft} = 0.3048 \text{ m}, \; 1 \text{ nm} = 1852 \text{ m}, \; 1 \text{ fathom} = 1.8288 \text{ m}
SymbolMeaningUnit
1ft1 ftfootm
1in1 ininchm
1yd1 ydyardm
1fathom1 fathomfathomm
1cable1 cablecablem
1nm1 nmnautical milem
1mi1 mistatute milem

Source: NIST SP 811 - Guide for SI usage; ISO 1 (SI base units)

In short

Convert between metres, feet, nautical miles, statute miles, cables, fathoms, yards.