This calculator allows you to convert from Foot to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Foot to Fathom, enter the amount of Foot into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Foot, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
This calculator allows you to convert from Foot to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Foot to Fathom, enter the amount of Foot into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Foot, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
2 Foot = 0.33333333333333 Fathom
Foot to Meter | Foot to Centimeter | Foot to Inch | Foot to Kilometer | Foot to Mile | Foot to Millimeter | Foot to Yard | Foot to Micrometer |2 Foot equal 0.33333333333333 Fathom.
Every 1 Foot = 0.16666666666667 Fathom and so, 2 Foot = 2 multiplied by 0.16666666666667 = 0.33333333333333 Fathom.
What is foot?
Foot is a common unit of length. Its abbreviation is "ft". In the past, human body was the base from which length units were derived. Foot is an important unit in the US customary systems of measurement.
English, Chinese, and French and some other systems use foot for length measurement.
In general, foot ranges from a quarter to a third of a meter depending on the system used.
The fact is that the international foot is the most commonly used nowadays which equals 12 inches.
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 Foot = 0.16666666666667 Fathom |
| 2 Foot = 0.33333333333333 Fathom |
| 3 Foot = 0.5 Fathom |
| 4 Foot = 0.66666666666667 Fathom |
| 5 Foot = 0.83333333333333 Fathom |
| 6 Foot = 1 Fathom |
| 7 Foot = 1.1666666666667 Fathom |
| 8 Foot = 1.3333333333333 Fathom |
| 9 Foot = 1.5 Fathom |
| 10 Foot = 1.6666666666667 Fathom |
| 11 Foot = 1.8333333333333 Fathom |
| 12 Foot = 2 Fathom |