fath to ell
92 unitsResult1.600000e+0
1.6ell
1 fath × 1.6 = 1.6 ell
Convert Fathom to Ell (fath to ell)
1 fathom = 1.6 ells. Convert fathoms to ells instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
ells = fathoms × 1.6
fath to ell conversion table
| fath | ell |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 1.6 ell |
| 2 fath | 3.2 ell |
| 3 fath | 4.8 ell |
| 5 fath | 8 ell |
| 10 fath | 16 ell |
| 20 fath | 32 ell |
| 50 fath | 80 ell |
| 100 fath | 160 ell |
| 250 fath | 400 ell |
| 500 fath | 800 ell |
| 1000 fath | 1600 ell |
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.