fath to ft
92 unitsResult5.999988e+0
5.999988ft
1 fath × 5.999988 = 5.999988 ft
Convert Fathom to Foot (US survey) (fath to ft)
1 fathom = 5.999988 feet (US survey). Convert fathoms to feet (US survey) instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
feet (US survey) = fathoms × 5.999988
fath to ft conversion table
| fath | ft |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 5.999988 ft |
| 2 fath | 11.999976 ft |
| 3 fath | 17.999964 ft |
| 5 fath | 29.99994 ft |
| 10 fath | 59.99988 ft |
| 20 fath | 119.99976 ft |
| 50 fath | 299.9994 ft |
| 100 fath | 599.9988 ft |
| 250 fath | 1499.997 ft |
| 500 fath | 2999.994 ft |
| 1000 fath | 5999.988 ft |
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.