Convert foot to fathom (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert foot [ft] to fathom (US survey) [fath (US)], or Convert fathom (US survey) to foot.
How to Convert Foot to Fathom (Us Survey)
1 ft = 0.166666333334 fath (US)
Example: convert 15 ft to fath (US):
15 ft = 15 × 0.166666333334 fath (US) = 2.49999500001 fath (US)
Foot to Fathom (Us Survey) Conversion Table
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Foot
A foot is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. A foot was defined as exactly 0.3048 meters in 1959. One foot contains 12 inches, and one yard is comprised of three feet.
History/Origin
The foot has been used as a unit of measurement in many different cultures, including Ancient Greece and Rome, and the length has varied from country to country and even from city to city. The name is said to be based on the average length of a man's foot.
Current Use
The foot is a primary unit of length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada for many everyday applications. In the US, feet and inches are commonly used to measure height, shorter distances, field length (sometimes in the form of yards), etc.
Fathom (Us Survey)
A U.S. survey fathom is a unit of length equal to 6 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey fathom is based on the U.S. survey foot, which was slightly different from the international foot. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey fathom was used in surveying in the United States.