How to convert nails (cloth) to fathoms (US survey)
1 nail (cloth) is equal to 0.0312499375 fathoms (US survey), and 1 fathom (us survey) is equal to 32.000064 nails (cloth). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
fathoms (US survey) = nails (cloth) × 0.0312499375
fathoms (US survey) = nails (cloth) ÷ 32.000064Example: convert 15 nail to ftm (US): 15 × 0.0312499375 = 0.4687490625 ftm (US).
Nail (cloth) to Fathom (US Survey) conversion table
| Nail (cloth) (nail) | Fathom (US Survey) (ftm (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail | 0.000312499375 ftm (US) |
| 0.1 nail | 0.00312499375 ftm (US) |
| 1 nail | 0.0312499375 ftm (US) |
| 2 nail | 0.062499875 ftm (US) |
| 3 nail | 0.0937498125 ftm (US) |
| 5 nail | 0.1562496875 ftm (US) |
| 10 nail | 0.312499375 ftm (US) |
| 20 nail | 0.62499875 ftm (US) |
| 50 nail | 1.562496875 ftm (US) |
| 100 nail | 3.12499375 ftm (US) |
| 250 nail | 7.812484375 ftm (US) |
| 500 nail | 15.62496875 ftm (US) |
| 1,000 nail | 31.2499375 ftm (US) |
About the nail (cloth)
The cloth nail is 2.25 inches (5.715 cm), one sixteenth of a yard, used historically in the cloth trade.
Symbol: nail · 1 nail = 0.05715 m · Category: Historical & cloth
About the fathom (us survey)
The US survey fathom is 6 US survey feet, about 1.8288037 m.
Symbol: ftm (US) · 1 ftm (US) = 1.828803658 m · Category: US survey units