Fathom Conversions

The fathom is 6 feet (1.8288 m). It's used to measure the depth of water on nautical charts and fishing lines.

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1 ftm = 1.8288 m

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Each line shows how much 1 fathom (ftm) equals. Select a conversion for a calculator, formula and table.

Metric (SI)

Fathom to Meter1.8288 m
Fathom to Kilometer0.0018288 km
Fathom to Hectometer0.018288 hm
Fathom to Dekameter0.18288 dam
Fathom to Decimeter18.288 dm
Fathom to Centimeter182.88 cm
Fathom to Millimeter1,828.8 mm
Fathom to Micrometer1,828,800 µm
Fathom to Micron1,828,800 µ
Fathom to Nanometer1,828,800,000 nm
Fathom to Angstrom18,288,000,000 Å
Fathom to Picometer1,828,800,000,000 pm
Fathom to Femtometer1.8288 × 10¹⁵ fm
Fathom to Fermi1.8288 × 10¹⁵ fm
Fathom to Attometer1.8288 × 10¹⁸ am
Fathom to Megameter0.0000018288 Mm
Fathom to Gigameter1.8288 × 10⁻⁹ Gm
Fathom to Terameter1.8288 × 10⁻¹² Tm
Fathom to Petameter1.8288 × 10⁻¹⁵ Pm
Fathom to Exameter1.8288 × 10⁻¹⁸ Em

Imperial & US customary

Fathom to Inch72 in
Fathom to Foot6 ft
Fathom to Yard2 yd
Fathom to Mile0.00113636 mi
Fathom to Kiloyard0.002 kyd
Fathom to Furlong0.00909091 fur
Fathom to Chain0.0909091 ch
Fathom to Rope0.3 rope
Fathom to Rod0.363636 rd
Fathom to Perch0.363636 perch
Fathom to Pole0.363636 pole
Fathom to Link9.09091 li
Fathom to Hand18 h
Fathom to Mil72,000 mil
Fathom to Microinch72,000,000 µin

US survey units

Fathom to Foot (US Survey)5.99999 ft (US)
Fathom to Inch (US Survey)71.9999 in (US)
Fathom to Mile (US Survey)0.00113636 mi (US)
Fathom to Mile (Statute)0.00113636 mi
Fathom to League (Statute)0.000378787 lea
Fathom to Furlong (US Survey)0.00909089 fur (US)
Fathom to Chain (US Survey)0.0909089 ch (US)
Fathom to Rod (US Survey)0.363636 rd (US)
Fathom to Link (US Survey)9.09089 li (US)
Fathom to Fathom (US Survey)0.999998 ftm (US)

Nautical

Fathom to Nautical Mile (international)0.000987473 NM
Fathom to Nautical Mile (UK)0.000986842 NM (UK)
Fathom to Nautical League (int.)0.000329158 NL
Fathom to Nautical League (UK)0.000328947 NL (UK)

Astronomical

Fathom to Astronomical Unit1.22248 × 10⁻¹¹ au
Fathom to Light Year1.93304 × 10⁻¹⁶ ly
Fathom to Parsec5.92674 × 10⁻¹⁷ pc
Fathom to Kiloparsec5.92674 × 10⁻²⁰ kpc
Fathom to Megaparsec5.92674 × 10⁻²³ Mpc

Atomic & physics

Fathom to A.u. of Length34,559,300,000 a₀
Fathom to X-unit18,250,000,000,000 xu

Historical & cloth

Typography

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