Hectometer to Fathom Unit Converter - 1 Hectometer in Fathom
This calculator allows you to convert from Hectometer to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Hectometer to Fathom, enter the amount of Hectometer into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Hectometer, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
1 Hectometer = 54.680664916885 Fathom
Hectometer to Fathom?
How to convert from Hectometer to Fathom?
To convert Hectometer to Fathom: Every 1 Hectometer equals 54.680664916885 Fathom. For example, 100 Hectometer equal 100 * 54.680664916885 = 5468.0664916885 Fathom and so on..
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.