How to convert hands to feet (US survey)
1 hand is equal to 0.3333326667 feet (US survey), and 1 foot (us survey) is equal to 3.000006 hands. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
feet (US survey) = hands × 0.3333326667
feet (US survey) = hands ÷ 3.000006Example: convert 15 h to ft (US): 15 × 0.3333326667 = 4.99999 ft (US).
Hand to Foot (US Survey) conversion table
| Hand (h) | Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 h | 0.003333326667 ft (US) |
| 0.1 h | 0.03333326667 ft (US) |
| 1 h | 0.3333326667 ft (US) |
| 2 h | 0.6666653333 ft (US) |
| 3 h | 0.999998 ft (US) |
| 5 h | 1.666663333 ft (US) |
| 10 h | 3.333326667 ft (US) |
| 20 h | 6.666653333 ft (US) |
| 50 h | 16.66663333 ft (US) |
| 100 h | 33.33326667 ft (US) |
| 250 h | 83.33316667 ft (US) |
| 500 h | 166.6663333 ft (US) |
| 1,000 h | 333.3326667 ft (US) |
About the hand
The hand is exactly 4 inches (10.16 cm). It's used to measure the height of horses at the withers.
Symbol: h · 1 h = 0.1016 m · Category: Imperial & US customary
About the foot (us survey)
The US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m), two parts per million longer than the international foot. It was officially retired at the end of 2022 but remains in older land records and state plane coordinates.
Symbol: ft (US) · 1 ft (US) = 0.3048006096 m · Category: US survey units