Cables to US Survey Feet: the quick answer
To convert cables to US survey feet, multiply the value by 719.999. To go the other way, multiply US survey feet by 0.00138889 to get cables.
To convert cables to US survey feet, multiply the value by 719.999. To go the other way, multiply US survey feet by 0.00138889 to get cables.
| Cables (cable) | US Survey Feet (ftUS) |
|---|---|
| 1 cable | 719.999 ftUS |
| 2 cable | 1,440 ftUS |
| 3 cable | 2,160 ftUS |
| 4 cable | 2,879.99 ftUS |
| 5 cable | 3,599.99 ftUS |
| 6 cable | 4,319.99 ftUS |
| 7 cable | 5,039.99 ftUS |
| 8 cable | 5,759.99 ftUS |
| 9 cable | 6,479.99 ftUS |
| 10 cable | 7,199.99 ftUS |
| 12 cable | 8,639.98 ftUS |
| 14 cable | 10,080 ftUS |
| 15 cable | 10,800 ftUS |
| 20 cable | 14,400 ftUS |
| 21 cable | 15,120 ftUS |
| 24 cable | 17,280 ftUS |
| 25 cable | 18,000 ftUS |
| 30 cable | 21,600 ftUS |
| 40 cable | 28,799.9 ftUS |
| 50 cable | 35,999.9 ftUS |
| 60 cable | 43,199.9 ftUS |
| 75 cable | 53,999.9 ftUS |
| 80 cable | 57,599.9 ftUS |
| 100 cable | 71,999.9 ftUS |
| 200 cable | 144,000 ftUS |
| 250 cable | 180,000 ftUS |
| 300 cable | 216,000 ftUS |
| 400 cable | 287,999 ftUS |
| 500 cable | 359,999 ftUS |
| 750 cable | 539,999 ftUS |
| 1,000 cable | 719,999 ftUS |
Cable (cable). A cable is 120 fathoms (219.456 m), a traditional nautical unit of distance.
US survey foot (ftUS). The US survey foot is about 0.3048006 m, very slightly longer than the international foot, and was used in US land surveys.
There are 719.999 US survey feet in one cable.
Multiply the number of cables by 719.999. For example, 10 cables equal 7,199.99 US survey feet.
One US survey foot equals 0.00138889 cables.
8,639.98 US survey feet. Other common values: 5 cables = 3,599.99 US survey feet and 100 cables = 71,999.9 US survey feet.