Fathom to Ell Unit Converter - 1 Fathom in Ell

This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Ell and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Ell, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Ell to Fathom, enter the amount of Ell into the second input.

1 Fathom = 1.6 Ell

Fathom to Ell?

How to convert from Fathom to Ell?

To convert Fathom to Ell: Every 1 Fathom equals 1.6 Ell. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 1.6 = 160 Ell and so on..

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Fathom

What is fathom?

As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.

For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms.  Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.

Ell

What is the ell?

Ell is a unit of length. It is used mainly for cloth. It equals 45 inches in England.

Note that the ell has different sizes between different regions:

  • the Scottish ell approximately equals 37 inches.
  •  the Flemish ell approximately equals 27 inches.
  •  the French ell approximately equals 54 inches.

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