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Convert nail (cloth) to fathom (US survey) [fath]
Please provide values below to Convert nail (cloth) to fathom (US survey) [fath], or vice versa.
What is a Nail Measurement?
A nail was 2.25 inches (5.715 cm) or 1/16th of a yard. Tudor-era clothing patterns specified dimensions in nails, with 4 nails making 1 quarter-yard. The term survives in 'eleven-nail' boots indicating sole length.
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.
nail (cloth) to fathom (US survey) [fath] Conversion Table
| nail (cloth) | fathom (US survey) [fath] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail (cloth) | 0.000312499375 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 0.1 nail (cloth) | 0.00312499375 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 1 nail (cloth) | 0.0312499375 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 2 nail (cloth) | 0.062499875 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 3 nail (cloth) | 0.0937498125 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 5 nail (cloth) | 0.1562496875 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 10 nail (cloth) | 0.312499375 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 20 nail (cloth) | 0.62499875 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 50 nail (cloth) | 1.562496875 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 100 nail (cloth) | 3.12499375 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 1000 nail (cloth) | 31.2499375 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
How to Convert nail (cloth) to fathom (US survey) [fath]
1 nail (cloth) = 0.0312499375 fathom (US survey) [fath]
1 fathom (US survey) [fath] = 32.000064000128 nail (cloth)
Example: convert 15 nail (cloth) to fathom (US survey) [fath]:
15 × 0.0312499375 = 0.4687490625 fathom (US survey) [fath]