fath to Earth's equatorial radius
92 unitsResult2.867285e-7
2.867285e-7Earth's equatorial radius
1 fath × 2.867285e-7 = 2.867285e-7 Earth's equatorial radius
Convert Fathom to Earth's equatorial radius (fath to Earth's equatorial radius)
1 fathom = 2.867285e-7 Earth's equatorial radius. Convert fathoms to Earth's equatorial radius instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
Earth's equatorial radius = fathoms × 2.867285e-7
fath to Earth's equatorial radius conversion table
| fath | Earth's equatorial radius |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 2.867285e-7 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 2 fath | 5.734569e-7 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 3 fath | 8.601854e-7 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 5 fath | 0.000001433642304 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 10 fath | 0.000002867284609 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 20 fath | 0.000005734569217 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 50 fath | 0.00001433642304 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 100 fath | 0.00002867284609 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 250 fath | 0.00007168211522 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 500 fath | 0.0001433642304 Earth's equatorial radius |
| 1000 fath | 0.0002867284609 Earth's equatorial radius |
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.