Convert 10 Rod to Fathom: 10 Rod in Fathom

This calculator allows you to convert from Rod to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Rod to Fathom, enter the amount of Rod into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Rod, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.

10 Rod = 27.499999999999 Fathom

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How to convert 10 Rod to Fathom?

10 Rod equal 27.499999999999 Fathom.

Every 1 Rod = 2.7499999999999 Fathom and so, 10 Rod = 10 multiplied by 2.7499999999999 = 27.499999999999 Fathom.

Rod

What is rod?

The rod is a unit used to measure distance. It is an old English unit. Rod is the same length as a perch (pole). perch is measured using cordage or wood.

One rod equals to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres).  The idiom "rod" is derived from the old English rodd.

Since 1965, rod has been legalized as a unit of measurement in the united kingdom.

Nowadays, the use of rod is not common but Some fields are still using it such as:

  • the acquisition of pipeline easements.
  • maps measure portages
  • recreational canoeing

Fathom

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.

Rod to Fathom Conversions Table

1 Rod = 2.7499999999999 Fathom
2 Rod = 5.4999999999999 Fathom
3 Rod = 8.2499999999998 Fathom
4 Rod = 11 Fathom
5 Rod = 13.75 Fathom
6 Rod = 16.5 Fathom
7 Rod = 19.25 Fathom
8 Rod = 21.999999999999 Fathom
9 Rod = 24.749999999999 Fathom
10 Rod = 27.499999999999 Fathom
11 Rod = 30.249999999999 Fathom
12 Rod = 32.999999999999 Fathom
13 Rod = 35.749999999999 Fathom
14 Rod = 38.499999999999 Fathom
15 Rod = 41.249999999999 Fathom
16 Rod = 43.999999999999 Fathom
17 Rod = 46.749999999999 Fathom
18 Rod = 49.499999999999 Fathom
19 Rod = 52.249999999999 Fathom
20 Rod = 54.999999999999 Fathom
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