This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Rod and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Rod, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Rod to Fathom, enter the amount of Rod into the second input.
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Rod and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Rod, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Rod to Fathom, enter the amount of Rod into the second input.
1 Fathom = 0.36363636363637 Rod
To convert Fathom to Rod: Every 1 Fathom equals 0.36363636363637 Rod. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 0.36363636363637 = 36.363636363637 Rod 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 rod?
The rod is a unit used to measure distance. It is an old English unit. Rod is the same length as a perch (pole). perch is measured using cordage or wood.
One rod equals to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres). The idiom "rod" is derived from the old English rodd.
Since 1965, rod has been legalized as a unit of measurement in the united kingdom.
Nowadays, the use of rod is not common but Some fields are still using it such as: