This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Furlong and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Furlong, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Furlong to Fathom, enter the amount of Furlong into the second input.
50 Fathom = 0.45454545454546 Furlong
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 |50 Fathom equal 0.45454545454546 Furlong.
Every 1 Fathom = 0.0090909090909092 Furlong and so, 50 Fathom = 50 multiplied by 0.0090909090909092 = 0.45454545454546 Furlong.
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.
What does furlong refer to?
A furlong is a measure of distance which equals one eighth of a mile. A good note is that furlong is used in both imperial and U.S. customary systems of measurement.
One furlong equals to 660 feet.
Historically, furlong was estimated be be equivalent to the roman stadium. It was also based on the length of an average plowed furrow .
| 40 Fathom = 0.36363636363637 Furlong |
| 41 Fathom = 0.37272727272728 Furlong |
| 42 Fathom = 0.38181818181819 Furlong |
| 43 Fathom = 0.3909090909091 Furlong |
| 44 Fathom = 0.40000000000001 Furlong |
| 45 Fathom = 0.40909090909091 Furlong |
| 46 Fathom = 0.41818181818182 Furlong |
| 47 Fathom = 0.42727272727273 Furlong |
| 48 Fathom = 0.43636363636364 Furlong |
| 49 Fathom = 0.44545454545455 Furlong |
| 50 Fathom = 0.45454545454546 Furlong |
| 51 Fathom = 0.46363636363637 Furlong |
| 52 Fathom = 0.47272727272728 Furlong |
| 53 Fathom = 0.48181818181819 Furlong |
| 54 Fathom = 0.4909090909091 Furlong |
| 55 Fathom = 0.50000000000001 Furlong |
| 56 Fathom = 0.50909090909092 Furlong |
| 57 Fathom = 0.51818181818182 Furlong |
| 58 Fathom = 0.52727272727273 Furlong |
| 59 Fathom = 0.53636363636364 Furlong |
| 60 Fathom = 0.54545454545455 Furlong |
