Did you know : ………….. Miles: 1 nautical mile is 1852 meters or 6080 feet; 1 land mile = 1609 meters. A knot is a nautical mile in a time/distance relation (like mph). This term dates back to former times, when the speed of a ship was calculated with a log and knots of a string were counted, that passed the hand within a certain time. Some more nautical measures: 1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48 cm; 6 feet = 1 fathom = 1.85 meter; 100 fathoms = a cable length = 185.2 meters and 10 cables is one nautical mile.
