This calculator allows you to convert from Handbreadth to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Handbreadth to Fathom, enter the amount of Handbreadth into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Handbreadth, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
1 Handbreadth = 0.041666666666668 Fathom
To convert Handbreadth to Fathom: Every 1 Handbreadth equals 0.041666666666668 Fathom. For example, 100 Handbreadth equal 100 * 0.041666666666668 = 4.1666666666668 Fathom and so on..
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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.
