What is 7ftm in Rods?

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What is 7 Fathoms (7ftm) in Rods (rod)?

What is 7ftm in rod? Convert 7 Fathoms (7ftm) to Rods (rod) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Fathoms to Rods

Formula
rod = ftm / 2.75
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Rods, divide the number of Fathoms by 2.8
Fathoms (ftm) in 1 Rod
There are 2.75 Fathoms in 1 Rod
Rods (rod) in 1 Fathom
There are 0.36 Rods in 1 Fathom

Unit Information

Fathom
/ˈfað(ə)m/
Symbol: ftm
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Fathom?

The fathom is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol ftm.

One fathom is equal to 6 feet or 1.8288m.

The phrase fathom derives from an old English derivative of a Viking / Danish word "favn" meaning emracing a pair of arms or a pair of oustretched hands.

The fathom is mostly used in the nautical world to describe depths of water.

Rod
/rɒd/
Symbol: rod
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Rod?

The rod is a unit of length in the imperial and US sytem and uses the symbol rod.

A rod (or perch, pole, lug) is equal to 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards.

It is a building surveyor's tool for measuring distance and is particularly useful as multiples of this unit can make up an exact acre. A perfect acre is a rectangle with edges 660 feet and 66 feet - which is 40 rods by 4 rods; i.e. 1 acre = 160 square rods.


Conversion Tables for Fathoms (ftm) to Rods (rod)