This calculator allows you to convert from Chain to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Chain to Fathom, enter the amount of Chain into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Chain, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
500 Chain = 5499.9999999999 Fathom
Chain to Meter | Chain to Foot | Chain to Centimeter | Chain to Inch | Chain to Kilometer | Chain to Mile | Chain to Millimeter | Chain to Yard | Chain to Micrometer |500 Chain equal 5499.9999999999 Fathom.
Every 1 Chain = 11 Fathom and so, 500 Chain = 500 multiplied by 11 = 5499.9999999999 Fathom.
What is the chain?
The chain is a unit of length. It equals 66 feet. The chain was first introduced between 1579 and 1607.
Several countries have used chain for several centuries especially in England. Note that there are 80 chains in one mile.
The main use of the chain is in laying out US townships. Official governments must use US survey chain to do surveys according to the federal law passed in 1785.
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.
| 490 Chain = 5389.9999999999 Fathom |
| 491 Chain = 5400.9999999999 Fathom |
| 492 Chain = 5411.9999999999 Fathom |
| 493 Chain = 5422.9999999999 Fathom |
| 494 Chain = 5433.9999999999 Fathom |
| 495 Chain = 5444.9999999999 Fathom |
| 496 Chain = 5455.9999999999 Fathom |
| 497 Chain = 5466.9999999999 Fathom |
| 498 Chain = 5477.9999999999 Fathom |
| 499 Chain = 5488.9999999999 Fathom |
| 500 Chain = 5499.9999999999 Fathom |
| 501 Chain = 5510.9999999999 Fathom |
| 502 Chain = 5521.9999999999 Fathom |
| 503 Chain = 5532.9999999999 Fathom |
| 504 Chain = 5543.9999999999 Fathom |
| 505 Chain = 5554.9999999999 Fathom |
| 506 Chain = 5565.9999999999 Fathom |
| 507 Chain = 5576.9999999999 Fathom |
| 508 Chain = 5587.9999999999 Fathom |
| 509 Chain = 5598.9999999999 Fathom |
| 510 Chain = 5609.9999999999 Fathom |
