This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Furlong and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Furlong, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Furlong to Fathom, enter the amount of Furlong into the second input.
1 Fathom = 0.0090909090909092 Furlong
To convert Fathom to Furlong: Every 1 Fathom equals 0.0090909090909092 Furlong. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 0.0090909090909092 = 0.90909090909092 Furlong 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 does furlong refer to?
A furlong is a measure of distance which equals one eighth of a mile. A good note is that furlong is used in both imperial and U.S. customary systems of measurement.
One furlong equals to 660 feet.
Historically, furlong was estimated be be equivalent to the roman stadium. It was also based on the length of an average plowed furrow .
