How to convert hands to inches (US survey)
1 hand is equal to 3.999992 inches (US survey), and 1 inch (us survey) is equal to 0.2500005 hands. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
inches (US survey) = hands × 3.999992
inches (US survey) = hands ÷ 0.2500005Example: convert 15 h to in (US): 15 × 3.999992 = 59.99988 in (US).
Hand to Inch (US Survey) conversion table
| Hand (h) | Inch (US Survey) (in (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 h | 0.03999992 in (US) |
| 0.1 h | 0.3999992 in (US) |
| 1 h | 3.999992 in (US) |
| 2 h | 7.999984 in (US) |
| 3 h | 11.999976 in (US) |
| 5 h | 19.99996 in (US) |
| 10 h | 39.99992 in (US) |
| 20 h | 79.99984 in (US) |
| 50 h | 199.9996 in (US) |
| 100 h | 399.9992 in (US) |
| 250 h | 999.998 in (US) |
| 500 h | 1,999.996 in (US) |
| 1,000 h | 3,999.992 in (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 inch (us survey)
The US survey inch is one twelfth of a US survey foot, about 2.5400051 cm.
Symbol: in (US) · 1 in (US) = 0.0254000508 m · Category: US survey units