Convert 5000 Rod to Fathom: 5000 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.

5000 Rod = 13750 Fathom

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How to convert 5000 Rod to Fathom?

5000 Rod equal 13750 Fathom.

Every 1 Rod = 2.7499999999999 Fathom and so, 5000 Rod = 5000 multiplied by 2.7499999999999 = 13750 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

4990 Rod = 13722.5 Fathom
4991 Rod = 13725.25 Fathom
4992 Rod = 13728 Fathom
4993 Rod = 13730.75 Fathom
4994 Rod = 13733.5 Fathom
4995 Rod = 13736.25 Fathom
4996 Rod = 13739 Fathom
4997 Rod = 13741.75 Fathom
4998 Rod = 13744.5 Fathom
4999 Rod = 13747.25 Fathom
5000 Rod = 13750 Fathom
5001 Rod = 13752.75 Fathom
5002 Rod = 13755.5 Fathom
5003 Rod = 13758.25 Fathom
5004 Rod = 13761 Fathom
5005 Rod = 13763.75 Fathom
5006 Rod = 13766.5 Fathom
5007 Rod = 13769.25 Fathom
5008 Rod = 13772 Fathom
5009 Rod = 13774.75 Fathom
5010 Rod = 13777.5 Fathom
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