nail (cloth) to fath
92 unitsResult3.124994e-2
0.0312499375fath
1 nail (cloth) × 0.0312499375 = 0.0312499375 fath
Convert Nail (cloth) to Fathom (US survey) (nail (cloth) to fath)
1 nail (cloth) = 0.0312499375 fathom (US survey). Convert nail (cloth) to fathom (US survey) instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
fathom (US survey) = nail (cloth) × 0.0312499375
nail (cloth) to fath conversion table
| nail (cloth) | fath |
|---|---|
| 1 nail (cloth) | 0.0312499375 fath |
| 2 nail (cloth) | 0.062499875 fath |
| 3 nail (cloth) | 0.0937498125 fath |
| 5 nail (cloth) | 0.1562496875 fath |
| 10 nail (cloth) | 0.312499375 fath |
| 20 nail (cloth) | 0.62499875 fath |
| 50 nail (cloth) | 1.562496875 fath |
| 100 nail (cloth) | 3.12499375 fath |
| 250 nail (cloth) | 7.812484375 fath |
| 500 nail (cloth) | 15.62496875 fath |
| 1000 nail (cloth) | 31.2499375 fath |
What is a nail (cloth)?
The nail (cloth) is a traditional unit of length, one of many that were in use before the metric system spread. One nail (cloth) equals 0.05715 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 nail (cloth) into meters makes the numbers readable again.