Convert Cable to US Survey Foot
Convert cables to us survey feet instantly. 1 cable = 607.6103333333 us survey foot — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the US Survey Foot to Cable converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
Cable
A cable is a nautical unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile (exactly 185.2 m). It is used in maritime navigation for short-distance descriptions.
The cable derives from the historical length of a ship's anchor cable. Standardised at one tenth of an international nautical mile in 1929.
Cables are used in modern maritime navigation when describing short distances between vessels, anchoring depths, and harbor manoeuvres. Common in naval and yachting contexts.
Standardised at 1/10 nautical mile by the International Hydrographic Organization in 1929.
US Survey Foot
The US Survey Foot is a legacy unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters (approximately 0.3048006 m). It differs from the modern international foot by about 2 parts per million.
Established in the United States by the Mendenhall Order of 1893, which defined the foot in terms of the meter as 1200/3937 m. The US continued using this value for surveying even after the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement standardized the international foot at exactly 0.3048 m.
Used in US land surveying, geodetic measurements, state plane coordinate systems, and legal land descriptions. The US Survey Foot was officially deprecated by NIST and NOAA effective December 31, 2022, with the international foot becoming the sole US standard. Legacy data and recorded land surveys still reference it.
Mendenhall Order of 1893 defined the foot as 1200/3937 m; persisted in US surveying after 1959; officially deprecated by NIST/NOAA as of December 31, 2022.
Cable to US Survey Foot conversion formula
Note: this conversion uses a generally accepted modern value. Historical and regional definitions of this unit varied across times and places.
The relationship between cables and us survey feet:
To convert cables to us survey feet, multiply the value in cables by 607.6103333333. To reverse, multiply us survey feet by 0.0016457916.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in us survey feet updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the US Survey Foot to Cable converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert cables to us survey feet
- Write down the value in cables (cable).
- Multiply that value by the factor 607.6103333333.
- The product is the equivalent value in us survey feet (sft).
- To reverse, multiply the us survey foot value by 0.0016457916.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 cable to sft:
1 × 607.6103333333 = 607.6103333333 sft
Example 2 — Convert 100 cable to sft:
100 × 607.6103333333 = 60761.0333333333 sft
Cable to US Survey Foot conversion table
Standard reference values for converting cables to us survey feet:
| Cable [cable] | US Survey Foot [sft] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 6.0761033333 |
| 0.1 | 60.7610333333 |
| 1 | 607.6103333333 |
| 2 | 1215.2206666667 |
| 3 | 1822.831 |
| 4 | 2430.4413333333 |
| 5 | 3038.0516666667 |
| 10 | 6076.1033333333 |
| 20 | 12152.2066666667 |
| 30 | 18228.31 |
| 40 | 24304.4133333333 |
| 50 | 30380.5166666667 |
| 100 | 60761.0333333333 |
| 500 | 303805.1666666666 |
| 1000 | 607610.3333333331 |
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 cable = 607.6103333333 sft) verified against the following authoritative sources:
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure 9th ed.)
Official BIPM publication defining the seven SI base units (including the meter) and the rules for their use. The global authority on units of measurement.
- NIST — Guide to the SI
US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference covering the SI base and derived units with definitions and usage rules for US technical practice.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
Detailed NIST guide covering exact conversion factors between SI and US customary units along with formatting and rounding conventions.
- NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and pound (Federal Register 1959)
The treaty (signed by US
- International Hydrographic Organization — Resolution on the Nautical Mile
International authority that standardised the nautical mile at exactly 1852 m in 1929 — the value adopted worldwide for sea and air navigation.