fath to ch
92 unitsResult9.090909e-2
0.09090909091ch
1 fath × 0.09090909091 = 0.09090909091 ch
Convert Fathom to Chain (fath to ch)
1 fathom = 0.09090909091 chains. Convert fathoms to chains instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
chains = fathoms × 0.09090909091
fath to ch conversion table
| fath | ch |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 0.09090909091 ch |
| 2 fath | 0.1818181818 ch |
| 3 fath | 0.2727272727 ch |
| 5 fath | 0.4545454545 ch |
| 10 fath | 0.9090909091 ch |
| 20 fath | 1.818181818 ch |
| 50 fath | 4.545454545 ch |
| 100 fath | 9.090909091 ch |
| 250 fath | 22.72727273 ch |
| 500 fath | 45.45454545 ch |
| 1000 fath | 90.90909091 ch |
What is a fathom?
A fathom is six feet, about 1.83 meters. It is roughly the span of a grown person's outstretched arms, which is how sailors measured rope by pulling it hand over hand.
Sea charts long gave water depth in fathoms, and the word still shows up in phrases about deep water and hard-to-grasp ideas.
In writing, the fathom is usually shortened to "fath". One fathom is 1.8288 meters, and that ratio is what every figure on this page is built from.