TABLE OF DISTANCE.
| A mile is | 5280 | feet or 1760 yards. |
| A knot is | 6086 | feet. |
| A league is | 3 | miles. |
| A fathom is | 6 | feet. |
| A metre is | 3 | feet 3⅜ inches. |
| A hand is | 4 | inches. |
| A palm is | 3 | “ |
| A span | 9 | “ |
| A hair is equal to | ¹/₄₈ | of an inch. |
| A line is equal to | ¹/₁₂ | of an inch. |