This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Foot and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Foot, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Foot to Fathom, enter the amount of Foot into the second input.
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Foot and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Foot, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Foot to Fathom, enter the amount of Foot into the second input.
1 Fathom = 6 Foot
To convert Fathom to Foot: Every 1 Fathom equals 6 Foot. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 6 = 600 Foot and so on..
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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.
What is foot?
Foot is a common unit of length. Its abbreviation is "ft". In the past, human body was the base from which length units were derived. Foot is an important unit in the US customary systems of measurement.
English, Chinese, and French and some other systems use foot for length measurement.
In general, foot ranges from a quarter to a third of a meter depending on the system used.
The fact is that the international foot is the most commonly used nowadays which equals 12 inches.