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.
500 Foot = 83.333333333333 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 |500 Foot equal 83.333333333333 Fathom.
Every 1 Foot = 0.16666666666667 Fathom and so, 500 Foot = 500 multiplied by 0.16666666666667 = 83.333333333333 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.
| 490 Foot = 81.666666666667 Fathom |
| 491 Foot = 81.833333333333 Fathom |
| 492 Foot = 82 Fathom |
| 493 Foot = 82.166666666667 Fathom |
| 494 Foot = 82.333333333333 Fathom |
| 495 Foot = 82.5 Fathom |
| 496 Foot = 82.666666666667 Fathom |
| 497 Foot = 82.833333333333 Fathom |
| 498 Foot = 83 Fathom |
| 499 Foot = 83.166666666667 Fathom |
| 500 Foot = 83.333333333333 Fathom |
| 501 Foot = 83.5 Fathom |
| 502 Foot = 83.666666666667 Fathom |
| 503 Foot = 83.833333333333 Fathom |
| 504 Foot = 84 Fathom |
| 505 Foot = 84.166666666667 Fathom |
| 506 Foot = 84.333333333333 Fathom |
| 507 Foot = 84.5 Fathom |
| 508 Foot = 84.666666666667 Fathom |
| 509 Foot = 84.833333333333 Fathom |
| 510 Foot = 85 Fathom |