finger (cloth) to fath
92 unitsResult6.249988e-2
0.062499875fath
1 finger (cloth) × 0.062499875 = 0.062499875 fath
Convert Finger (cloth) to Fathom (US survey) (finger (cloth) to fath)
1 finger (cloth) = 0.062499875 fathom (US survey). Convert finger (cloth) to fathom (US survey) instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
fathom (US survey) = finger (cloth) × 0.062499875
finger (cloth) to fath conversion table
| finger (cloth) | fath |
|---|---|
| 1 finger (cloth) | 0.062499875 fath |
| 2 finger (cloth) | 0.12499975 fath |
| 3 finger (cloth) | 0.187499625 fath |
| 5 finger (cloth) | 0.312499375 fath |
| 10 finger (cloth) | 0.62499875 fath |
| 20 finger (cloth) | 1.2499975 fath |
| 50 finger (cloth) | 3.12499375 fath |
| 100 finger (cloth) | 6.2499875 fath |
| 250 finger (cloth) | 15.62496875 fath |
| 500 finger (cloth) | 31.2499375 fath |
| 1000 finger (cloth) | 62.499875 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.