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Convert feet (US survey) [ft] to fathom (US survey) [fath]
Please provide values below to Convert feet (US survey) [ft] to fathom (US survey) [fath], or vice versa.
What is a US Survey Foot (ft)?
The US survey foot is a slightly different version of the international foot, used mainly in land surveying in the United States. It equals exactly 1200⁄3937 meters.
What is a US Survey Fathom?
The US survey fathom (∼1.8288 m) was slightly longer than international fathoms due to the US survey foot. Used in hydrographic surveys of American coastal waters.
feet (US survey) [ft] to fathom (US survey) [fath] Conversion Table
| feet (US survey) [ft] | fathom (US survey) [fath] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.00166666666667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 0.1 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.0166666666667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 1 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.166666666667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 2 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.333333333333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 3 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.5 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 5 feet (US survey) [ft] | 0.833333333333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 10 feet (US survey) [ft] | 1.66666666667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 20 feet (US survey) [ft] | 3.33333333333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 50 feet (US survey) [ft] | 8.33333333333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 100 feet (US survey) [ft] | 16.6666666667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 1000 feet (US survey) [ft] | 166.666666667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
How to Convert feet (US survey) [ft] to fathom (US survey) [fath]
1 feet (US survey) [ft] = 0.16666666666667 fathom (US survey) [fath]
1 fathom (US survey) [fath] = 5.9999999999999 feet (US survey) [ft]
Example: convert 15 feet (US survey) [ft] to fathom (US survey) [fath]:
15 × 0.16666666666667 = 2.5 fathom (US survey) [fath]