Convert 100 Rod to Fathom: 100 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.

100 Rod = 274.99999999999 Fathom

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How to convert 100 Rod to Fathom?

100 Rod equal 274.99999999999 Fathom.

Every 1 Rod = 2.7499999999999 Fathom and so, 100 Rod = 100 multiplied by 2.7499999999999 = 274.99999999999 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

90 Rod = 247.49999999999 Fathom
91 Rod = 250.24999999999 Fathom
92 Rod = 252.99999999999 Fathom
93 Rod = 255.74999999999 Fathom
94 Rod = 258.49999999999 Fathom
95 Rod = 261.24999999999 Fathom
96 Rod = 263.99999999999 Fathom
97 Rod = 266.74999999999 Fathom
98 Rod = 269.49999999999 Fathom
99 Rod = 272.24999999999 Fathom
100 Rod = 274.99999999999 Fathom
101 Rod = 277.74999999999 Fathom
102 Rod = 280.49999999999 Fathom
103 Rod = 283.24999999999 Fathom
104 Rod = 285.99999999999 Fathom
105 Rod = 288.74999999999 Fathom
106 Rod = 291.49999999999 Fathom
107 Rod = 294.24999999999 Fathom
108 Rod = 296.99999999999 Fathom
109 Rod = 299.74999999999 Fathom
110 Rod = 302.49999999999 Fathom
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