This calculator allows you to convert from Rod to Fathom (US survey) and in a reverse direction. To convert from Rod to Fathom (US survey), enter the amount of Rod into the first input and to convert from Fathom (US survey) to Rod, enter the amount of Fathom (US survey) into the second input.
5 Rod = 13.7499725 Fathom (US survey)
Rod to Meter | Rod to Foot | Rod to Centimeter | Rod to Inch | Rod to Kilometer | Rod to Mile | Rod to Millimeter | Rod to Yard | Rod to Micrometer |5 Rod equal 13.7499725 Fathom (US survey).
Every 1 Rod = 2.7499945 Fathom (US survey) and so, 5 Rod = 5 multiplied by 2.7499945 = 13.7499725 Fathom (US survey).
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:
| 1 Rod = 2.7499945 Fathom (US survey) |
| 2 Rod = 5.499989 Fathom (US survey) |
| 3 Rod = 8.2499834999999 Fathom (US survey) |
| 4 Rod = 10.999978 Fathom (US survey) |
| 5 Rod = 13.7499725 Fathom (US survey) |
| 6 Rod = 16.499967 Fathom (US survey) |
| 7 Rod = 19.2499615 Fathom (US survey) |
| 8 Rod = 21.999956 Fathom (US survey) |
| 9 Rod = 24.7499505 Fathom (US survey) |
| 10 Rod = 27.499945 Fathom (US survey) |
| 11 Rod = 30.2499395 Fathom (US survey) |
| 12 Rod = 32.999934 Fathom (US survey) |
| 13 Rod = 35.7499285 Fathom (US survey) |
| 14 Rod = 38.499923 Fathom (US survey) |
| 15 Rod = 41.2499175 Fathom (US survey) |
