This calculator allows you to convert from Furlong to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Furlong to Fathom, enter the amount of Furlong into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Furlong, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
5 Furlong = 549.99999999999 Fathom
Furlong to Meter | Furlong to Foot | Furlong to Centimeter | Furlong to Inch | Furlong to Kilometer | Furlong to Mile | Furlong to Millimeter | Furlong to Yard | Furlong to Micrometer |5 Furlong equal 549.99999999999 Fathom.
Every 1 Furlong = 110 Fathom and so, 5 Furlong = 5 multiplied by 110 = 549.99999999999 Fathom.
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 .
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 Furlong = 110 Fathom |
| 2 Furlong = 220 Fathom |
| 3 Furlong = 330 Fathom |
| 4 Furlong = 439.99999999999 Fathom |
| 5 Furlong = 549.99999999999 Fathom |
| 6 Furlong = 659.99999999999 Fathom |
| 7 Furlong = 769.99999999999 Fathom |
| 8 Furlong = 879.99999999999 Fathom |
| 9 Furlong = 989.99999999999 Fathom |
| 10 Furlong = 1100 Fathom |
| 11 Furlong = 1210 Fathom |
| 12 Furlong = 1320 Fathom |
| 13 Furlong = 1430 Fathom |
| 14 Furlong = 1540 Fathom |
| 15 Furlong = 1650 Fathom |
