Convert 500000 Fathom to Foot (US survey): 500000 Fathom in Foot (US survey)
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Foot (US survey) and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Foot (US survey), enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Foot (US survey) to Fathom, enter the amount of Foot (US survey) into the second input.
Every 1 Fathom = 5.999988 Foot (US survey)
and so, 500000 Fathom = 500000 multiplied by 5.999988 = 2999994 Foot (US survey).
Fathom
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.