Convert 250 Rod to Fathom: 250 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.

250 Rod = 687.49999999998 Fathom

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How to convert 250 Rod to Fathom?

250 Rod equal 687.49999999998 Fathom.

Every 1 Rod = 2.7499999999999 Fathom and so, 250 Rod = 250 multiplied by 2.7499999999999 = 687.49999999998 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

240 Rod = 659.99999999998 Fathom
241 Rod = 662.74999999998 Fathom
242 Rod = 665.49999999998 Fathom
243 Rod = 668.24999999998 Fathom
244 Rod = 670.99999999998 Fathom
245 Rod = 673.74999999998 Fathom
246 Rod = 676.49999999998 Fathom
247 Rod = 679.24999999998 Fathom
248 Rod = 681.99999999998 Fathom
249 Rod = 684.74999999998 Fathom
250 Rod = 687.49999999998 Fathom
251 Rod = 690.24999999998 Fathom
252 Rod = 692.99999999998 Fathom
253 Rod = 695.74999999998 Fathom
254 Rod = 698.49999999998 Fathom
255 Rod = 701.24999999998 Fathom
256 Rod = 703.99999999998 Fathom
257 Rod = 706.74999999998 Fathom
258 Rod = 709.49999999998 Fathom
259 Rod = 712.24999999998 Fathom
260 Rod = 714.99999999998 Fathom
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