This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Fathom (US survey) and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Fathom (US survey), enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Fathom (US survey) to Fathom, enter the amount of Fathom (US survey) into the second input.
5 Fathom = 4.9999900000001 Fathom (US survey)
Fathom to Meter | Fathom to Foot | Fathom to Centimeter | Fathom to Inch | Fathom to Kilometer | Fathom to Mile | Fathom to Millimeter | Fathom to Yard | Fathom to Micrometer |5 Fathom equal 4.9999900000001 Fathom (US survey).
Every 1 Fathom = 0.99999800000002 Fathom (US survey) and so, 5 Fathom = 5 multiplied by 0.99999800000002 = 4.9999900000001 Fathom (US survey).
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.
| 1 Fathom = 0.99999800000002 Fathom (US survey) |
| 2 Fathom = 1.999996 Fathom (US survey) |
| 3 Fathom = 2.999994 Fathom (US survey) |
| 4 Fathom = 3.9999920000001 Fathom (US survey) |
| 5 Fathom = 4.9999900000001 Fathom (US survey) |
| 6 Fathom = 5.9999880000001 Fathom (US survey) |
| 7 Fathom = 6.9999860000001 Fathom (US survey) |
| 8 Fathom = 7.9999840000001 Fathom (US survey) |
| 9 Fathom = 8.9999820000001 Fathom (US survey) |
| 10 Fathom = 9.9999800000002 Fathom (US survey) |
| 11 Fathom = 10.999978 Fathom (US survey) |
| 12 Fathom = 11.999976 Fathom (US survey) |
| 13 Fathom = 12.999974 Fathom (US survey) |
| 14 Fathom = 13.999972 Fathom (US survey) |
| 15 Fathom = 14.99997 Fathom (US survey) |
