fath to long reed
92 unitsResult5.714286e-1
0.5714285714long reed
1 fath × 0.5714285714 = 0.5714285714 long reed
Convert Fathom to Long reed (fath to long reed)
1 fathom = 0.5714285714 long reeds. Convert fathoms to long reeds instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
long reeds = fathoms × 0.5714285714
fath to long reed conversion table
| fath | long reed |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 0.5714285714 long reed |
| 2 fath | 1.142857143 long reed |
| 3 fath | 1.714285714 long reed |
| 5 fath | 2.857142857 long reed |
| 10 fath | 5.714285714 long reed |
| 20 fath | 11.42857143 long reed |
| 50 fath | 28.57142857 long reed |
| 100 fath | 57.14285714 long reed |
| 250 fath | 142.8571429 long reed |
| 500 fath | 285.7142857 long reed |
| 1000 fath | 571.4285714 long reed |
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.