Convert meter to fathom (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert meter [m] to fathom (US survey) [fath (US)], or Convert fathom (US survey) to meter.
How to Convert Meter to Fathom (Us Survey)
1 m = 0.546805555557743 fath (US)
Example: convert 15 m to fath (US):
15 m = 15 × 0.546805555557743 fath (US) = 8.20208333336614 fath (US)
Meter to Fathom (Us Survey) Conversion Table
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Meter
The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
History/Origin
The meter was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. This changed in 1889, when the international prototype meter was established as the length of a prototype meter bar, made of an alloy of platinum and iridium. In 1960, the meter was redefined in terms of a certain number of wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86.
Current Use
The meter is used worldwide in many applications such as science, engineering, and trade. The United States is one of the few countries in which the meter is not widely used in everyday life and trade.
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.