finger (cloth) to fath
92 unitsResult6.250000e-2
0.0625fath
1 finger (cloth) × 0.0625 = 0.0625 fath
Convert Finger (cloth) to Fathom (finger (cloth) to fath)
1 finger (cloth) = 0.0625 fathoms. Convert finger (cloth) to fathoms instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
fathoms = finger (cloth) × 0.0625
finger (cloth) to fath conversion table
| finger (cloth) | fath |
|---|---|
| 1 finger (cloth) | 0.0625 fath |
| 2 finger (cloth) | 0.125 fath |
| 3 finger (cloth) | 0.1875 fath |
| 5 finger (cloth) | 0.3125 fath |
| 10 finger (cloth) | 0.625 fath |
| 20 finger (cloth) | 1.25 fath |
| 50 finger (cloth) | 3.125 fath |
| 100 finger (cloth) | 6.25 fath |
| 250 finger (cloth) | 15.625 fath |
| 500 finger (cloth) | 31.25 fath |
| 1000 finger (cloth) | 62.5 fath |
What is a finger (cloth)?
The finger (cloth) is a traditional unit of length, one of many that were in use before the metric system spread. One finger (cloth) equals 0.1143 meters, so every conversion on this page starts from that single number.
Units like this were often based on the human body or on farm work, and their exact size varied from town to town until modern values were fixed. They turn up today in old documents, translations, and historical research, where converting finger (cloth) into meters makes the numbers readable again.