Convert 1000 Rod to Fathom: 1000 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.

1000 Rod = 2749.9999999999 Fathom

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How to convert 1000 Rod to Fathom?

1000 Rod equal 2749.9999999999 Fathom.

Every 1 Rod = 2.7499999999999 Fathom and so, 1000 Rod = 1000 multiplied by 2.7499999999999 = 2749.9999999999 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

990 Rod = 2722.4999999999 Fathom
991 Rod = 2725.2499999999 Fathom
992 Rod = 2727.9999999999 Fathom
993 Rod = 2730.7499999999 Fathom
994 Rod = 2733.4999999999 Fathom
995 Rod = 2736.2499999999 Fathom
996 Rod = 2738.9999999999 Fathom
997 Rod = 2741.7499999999 Fathom
998 Rod = 2744.4999999999 Fathom
999 Rod = 2747.2499999999 Fathom
1000 Rod = 2749.9999999999 Fathom
1001 Rod = 2752.7499999999 Fathom
1002 Rod = 2755.4999999999 Fathom
1003 Rod = 2758.2499999999 Fathom
1004 Rod = 2760.9999999999 Fathom
1005 Rod = 2763.7499999999 Fathom
1006 Rod = 2766.4999999999 Fathom
1007 Rod = 2769.2499999999 Fathom
1008 Rod = 2771.9999999999 Fathom
1009 Rod = 2774.7499999999 Fathom
1010 Rod = 2777.4999999999 Fathom
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