hh
Hand
Historical System

Hand (hh)

A hand (hh) is equal to 4 inches or 10.16 centimeters. Hands are still the standard unit for measuring horse height at the withers. A horse standing 15.2 hands is 15 hands plus 2 inches, or 62 inches (157.5 cm) tall.

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Conversion Factors

1 hh 0.0001016 km
1 hh 0.001016 hm
1 hh 0.01016 dam
1 hh 0.1016 m
1 hh 1.016 dm
1 hh 10.16 cm
1 hh 101.6 mm
1 hh 101600 μm
1 hh 101600000 nm
1 hh 101600000000 pm
1 hh 1.016e14 fm
1 hh 6.3131313131e-5 mi
1 hh 0.0005050505 fur
1 hh 0.0050505051 ch
1 hh 0.0202020202 rd
1 hh 0.1111111111 yd
1 hh 0.3333333333 ft
1 hh 4 in
1 hh 4000 thou
1 hh 5759.9963717 twip
1 hh 5.4859611231e-5 nmi
1 hh 0.0005485961 cable
1 hh 0.0555555556 fathom
1 hh 1.0738822535e-17 ly
1 hh 3.2922877511e-18 pc
1 hh 6.7914438503e-13 AU
1 hh 1016000000 Å
1 hh 6.2871287129e33 ℓP
1 hh 2.1043771044e-5 lea
1 hh 0.2222222222 cubit
1 hh 0.4444444444 span
1 hh 5.3333333333 finger
1 hh 1.7777777778 nail
1 hh 0.0888888889 ell
1 hh 0.0597014925 smoot

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