Convert Fathom to Cable Length Online

About Fathom to Cable Length Conversion

This converter converts Fathom (ftm) to Cable Length (cable). One Fathom (ftm) equals 0.008333333333333333 Cable Length (cable).

Formula:

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.008333333333333333 Cable Length (cable)

Example:

1 ftm = 0.008333333333333333 cable
2 ftm = 0.016666666666666666 cable

Fathom (ftm) to Cable Length (cable) Conversion

Fathom to Cable conversion explained with exact factors, step-by-step examples, and situations where this conversion is commonly used.

Conversion Formula

Cable = Fathom × 0.008333

To convert Fathom (ftm) to Cable Length (cable), multiply the value by 0.008333. This factor is obtained by comparing their exact meter definitions.

Worked Example

Convert 1 ftm to cable.

  • Step 1: Write the formula: cable = ftm × 0.008333
  • Step 2: Substitute: 1 × 0.008333
  • Step 3: Result: 0.008333 cable
So, 1 ftm = 0.008333 cable.

About the Units

Fathom (ftm)

One Fathom (ftm) equals 0.008333 Cable Length (cable)

A widely used unit across scientific, engineering, and measurement contexts.

Cable Length (cable)

One Cable Length (cable) equals 120 Fathom (ftm)

A widely used unit across scientific, engineering, and measurement contexts.

Where This Conversion Is Used

  • Converting values from Fathom to Cable for engineering or scientific workflows.
  • Used when normalizing mixed-unit datasets requiring consistent Cable representation.
  • Applied when comparing different measurement systems across tools and documents.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Cable Length (cable) are in 1 Fathom (ftm)?

1 ftm = 0.008333 cable.

What is the formula for converting Fathom (ftm) to Cable Length (cable)?

Multiply the ftm value by 0.008333.

Can I reverse the conversion?

Yes. 1 cable = 120 ftm.

Conclusion

By applying the conversion factor shown above, you can reliably convert Fathom (ftm) to Cable Length (cable) for use in scientific analysis, engineering calculations, academic work, or daily measurements.

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Convert Fathom to Other Units

Fathom to Inch

1 ftm = 72 in

1 Fathom (ftm) = 72 Inches (in)

1 fathom equals 72 inches.

Fathom to Foot

1 ftm = 6 ft

1 Fathom (ftm) = 6 Feet (ft)

1 fathom equals 6 feet.

Fathom to Feet

1 ftm = 6 ft

1 Fathom (ftm) = 6 Feets (ft)

1 fathom equals 6 feets.

Fathom to Centimeter

1 ftm = 182.88 cm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 182.88 Centimeters (cm)

1 fathom equals 182.88 centimeters.

Fathom to Meter

1 ftm = 1.8288 m

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288 Meters (m)

1 fathom equals 1.8288 meters.

Fathom to Kilometer

1 ftm = 0.0018288 km

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.0018288 Kilometer (km)

1 fathom equals 0.0018288 kilometer.

Fathom to Millimeter

1 ftm = 1828.8 mm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1828.8 Millimeters (mm)

1 fathom equals 1828.8 millimeters.

Fathom to Yard

1 ftm = 2 yd

1 Fathom (ftm) = 2 Yards (yd)

1 fathom equals 2 yards.

Fathom to Yoctometer

1 ftm = 1.8288000000000002e+24 ym

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288000000000002e+24 Yoctometers (ym)

1 fathom equals 1.8288000000000002e+24 yoctometers.

Fathom to Zeptometer

1 ftm = 1.8288000000000003e+21 zm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288000000000003e+21 Zeptometers (zm)

1 fathom equals 1.8288000000000003e+21 zeptometers.

Fathom to Attometer

1 ftm = 1828799999999999700 am

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1828799999999999700 Attometers (am)

1 fathom equals 1828799999999999700 attometers.

Fathom to Femtometer

1 ftm = 1828799999999999.8 fm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1828799999999999.8 Femtometers (fm)

1 fathom equals 1828799999999999.8 femtometers.

Fathom to Picometer

1 ftm = 1828800000000 pm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1828800000000 Picometers (pm)

1 fathom equals 1828800000000 picometers.

Fathom to Nanometer

1 ftm = 1828799999.9999998 nm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1828799999.9999998 Nanometers (nm)

1 fathom equals 1828799999.9999998 nanometers.

Fathom to Micrometer

1 ftm = 1828800 µm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1828800 Micrometers (µm)

1 fathom equals 1828800 micrometers.

Fathom to Decimeter

1 ftm = 18.288 dm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 18.288 Decimeters (dm)

1 fathom equals 18.288 decimeters.

Fathom to Decameter

1 ftm = 0.18288 dam

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.18288 Decameter (dam)

1 fathom equals 0.18288 decameter.

Fathom to Hectometer

1 ftm = 0.018288 hm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.018288 Hectometer (hm)

1 fathom equals 0.018288 hectometer.

Fathom to Megameter

1 ftm = 0.0000018288 Mm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.0000018288 Megameter (Mm)

1 fathom equals 0.0000018288 megameter.

Fathom to Gigameter

1 ftm = 1.8288e-9 Gm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288e-9 Gigameter (Gm)

1 fathom equals 1.8288e-9 gigameter.

Fathom to Terameter

1 ftm = 1.8288e-12 Tm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288e-12 Terameter (Tm)

1 fathom equals 1.8288e-12 terameter.

Fathom to Petameter

1 ftm = 1.8288e-15 Pm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288e-15 Petameter (Pm)

1 fathom equals 1.8288e-15 petameter.

Fathom to Exameter

1 ftm = 1.8288e-18 Em

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288e-18 Exameter (Em)

1 fathom equals 1.8288e-18 exameter.

Fathom to Zettameter

1 ftm = 1.8288e-21 Zm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288e-21 Zettameter (Zm)

1 fathom equals 1.8288e-21 zettameter.

Fathom to Yottameter

1 ftm = 1.8288e-24 Ym

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.8288e-24 Yottameter (Ym)

1 fathom equals 1.8288e-24 yottameter.

Fathom to Cubit

1 ftm = 4 cubit

1 Fathom (ftm) = 4 Cubits (cubit)

1 fathom equals 4 cubits.

Fathom to Span

1 ftm = 8 span

1 Fathom (ftm) = 8 Spans (span)

1 fathom equals 8 spans.

Fathom to Hand

1 ftm = 18 hh

1 Fathom (ftm) = 18 Hands (hh)

1 fathom equals 18 hands.

Fathom to Palm

1 ftm = 24 palm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 24 Palms (palm)

1 fathom equals 24 palms.

Fathom to Digit

1 ftm = 96 digit

1 Fathom (ftm) = 96 Digits (digit)

1 fathom equals 96 digits.

Fathom to Link

1 ftm = 9.09090909090909 link

1 Fathom (ftm) = 9.09090909090909 Links (link)

1 fathom equals 9.09090909090909 links.

Fathom to Ell

1 ftm = 1.5999999999999999 ell

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.5999999999999999 Ells (ell)

1 fathom equals 1.5999999999999999 ells.

Fathom to Barleycorn

1 ftm = 215.91499409681228 barleycorn

1 Fathom (ftm) = 215.91499409681228 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 fathom equals 215.91499409681228 barleycorns.

Fathom to Astronomical Unit

1 ftm = 1.2224772929204532e-11 AU

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.2224772929204532e-11 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 fathom equals 1.2224772929204532e-11 Astronomicalunit.

Fathom to Light-Second

1 ftm = 6.100220172983805e-9 ls

1 Fathom (ftm) = 6.100220172983805e-9 Light-Second (ls)

1 fathom equals 6.100220172983805e-9 Light-Second.

Fathom to Light-Minute

1 ftm = 1.0167033621639674e-10 lm

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.0167033621639674e-10 Light-Minute (lm)

1 fathom equals 1.0167033621639674e-10 Light-Minute.

Fathom to Light-Hour

1 ftm = 1.6945056032925978e-12 lh

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.6945056032925978e-12 Light-Hour (lh)

1 fathom equals 1.6945056032925978e-12 Light-Hour.

Fathom to Light-Day

1 ftm = 7.06044001535465e-14 ld

1 Fathom (ftm) = 7.06044001535465e-14 Light-Day (ld)

1 fathom equals 7.06044001535465e-14 Light-Day.

Fathom to Light-Year

1 ftm = 1.9330431252642168e-16 ly

1 Fathom (ftm) = 1.9330431252642168e-16 Light-Year (ly)

1 fathom equals 1.9330431252642168e-16 Light-Year.

Fathom to Parsec

1 ftm = 5.926737164535849e-17 pc

1 Fathom (ftm) = 5.926737164535849e-17 Parsec (pc)

1 fathom equals 5.926737164535849e-17 Parsec.

Fathom to Kiloparsec

1 ftm = 5.92673716453585e-20 kpc

1 Fathom (ftm) = 5.92673716453585e-20 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 fathom equals 5.92673716453585e-20 Kiloparsec.

Fathom to Megaparsec

1 ftm = 5.92673716453585e-23 Mpc

1 Fathom (ftm) = 5.92673716453585e-23 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 fathom equals 5.92673716453585e-23 Megaparsec.

Fathom to Gigaparsec

1 ftm = 5.92673716453585e-26 Gpc

1 Fathom (ftm) = 5.92673716453585e-26 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 fathom equals 5.92673716453585e-26 Gigaparsec.

Fathom to Nautical Mile

1 ftm = 0.0009874730021598272 NM

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.0009874730021598272 Nautical Mile (NM)

1 fathom equals 0.0009874730021598272 Nautical Mile.

Fathom to Cable Length

1 ftm = 0.008333333333333333 cable

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.008333333333333333 Cable Length (cable)

1 fathom equals 0.008333333333333333 Cable Length .

Fathom to Nautical League

1 ftm = 0.0003291576673866091 NL

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.0003291576673866091 Nautical League (NL)

1 fathom equals 0.0003291576673866091 Nautical League.

Fathom to Thou

1 ftm = 72000 mil

1 Fathom (ftm) = 72000 Thous (mil)

1 fathom equals 72000 thous.

Fathom to Rod

1 ftm = 0.3636363636363636 rd

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.3636363636363636 Rod (rd)

1 fathom equals 0.3636363636363636 rod.

Fathom to Chain

1 ftm = 0.0909090909090909 ch

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.0909090909090909 Chain (ch)

1 fathom equals 0.0909090909090909 chain.

Fathom to Furlong

1 ftm = 0.00909090909090909 fur

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.00909090909090909 Furlong (fur)

1 fathom equals 0.00909090909090909 furlong.

Fathom to Mile

1 ftm = 0.0011363636363636363 mi

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.0011363636363636363 Mile (mi)

1 fathom equals 0.0011363636363636363 mile.

Fathom to League

1 ftm = 0.0003787878787878788 lea

1 Fathom (ftm) = 0.0003787878787878788 League (lea)

1 fathom equals 0.0003787878787878788 league.

Convert Cable Length to Other Units

Cable Length to Inch

1 cable = 8640 in

1 Cable Length (cable) = 8640 Inches (in)

1 Cable Length equals 8640 inches.

Cable Length to Foot

1 cable = 719.9999999999999 ft

1 Cable Length (cable) = 719.9999999999999 Feet (ft)

1 Cable Length equals 719.9999999999999 feet.

Cable Length to Feet

1 cable = 719.9999999999999 ft

1 Cable Length (cable) = 719.9999999999999 Feets (ft)

1 Cable Length equals 719.9999999999999 feets.

Cable Length to Centimeter

1 cable = 21945.6 cm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 21945.6 Centimeters (cm)

1 Cable Length equals 21945.6 centimeters.

Cable Length to Meter

1 cable = 219.456 m

1 Cable Length (cable) = 219.456 Meters (m)

1 Cable Length equals 219.456 meters.

Cable Length to Kilometer

1 cable = 0.21945599999999998 km

1 Cable Length (cable) = 0.21945599999999998 Kilometer (km)

1 Cable Length equals 0.21945599999999998 kilometer.

Cable Length to Millimeter

1 cable = 219455.99999999997 mm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 219455.99999999997 Millimeters (mm)

1 Cable Length equals 219455.99999999997 millimeters.

Cable Length to Yard

1 cable = 240 yd

1 Cable Length (cable) = 240 Yards (yd)

1 Cable Length equals 240 yards.

Cable Length to Yoctometer

1 cable = 2.19456e+26 ym

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.19456e+26 Yoctometers (ym)

1 Cable Length equals 2.19456e+26 yoctometers.

Cable Length to Zeptometer

1 cable = 2.1945600000000002e+23 zm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.1945600000000002e+23 Zeptometers (zm)

1 Cable Length equals 2.1945600000000002e+23 zeptometers.

Cable Length to Attometer

1 cable = 219455999999999970000 am

1 Cable Length (cable) = 219455999999999970000 Attometers (am)

1 Cable Length equals 219455999999999970000 attometers.

Cable Length to Femtometer

1 cable = 219455999999999970 fm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 219455999999999970 Femtometers (fm)

1 Cable Length equals 219455999999999970 femtometers.

Cable Length to Picometer

1 cable = 219456000000000 pm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 219456000000000 Picometers (pm)

1 Cable Length equals 219456000000000 picometers.

Cable Length to Nanometer

1 cable = 219455999999.99997 nm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 219455999999.99997 Nanometers (nm)

1 Cable Length equals 219455999999.99997 nanometers.

Cable Length to Micrometer

1 cable = 219456000 µm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 219456000 Micrometers (µm)

1 Cable Length equals 219456000 micrometers.

Cable Length to Decimeter

1 cable = 2194.56 dm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2194.56 Decimeters (dm)

1 Cable Length equals 2194.56 decimeters.

Cable Length to Decameter

1 cable = 21.9456 dam

1 Cable Length (cable) = 21.9456 Decameters (dam)

1 Cable Length equals 21.9456 decameters.

Cable Length to Hectometer

1 cable = 2.19456 hm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.19456 Hectometers (hm)

1 Cable Length equals 2.19456 hectometers.

Cable Length to Megameter

1 cable = 0.00021945599999999998 Mm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 0.00021945599999999998 Megameter (Mm)

1 Cable Length equals 0.00021945599999999998 megameter.

Cable Length to Gigameter

1 cable = 2.1945599999999998e-7 Gm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.1945599999999998e-7 Gigameter (Gm)

1 Cable Length equals 2.1945599999999998e-7 gigameter.

Cable Length to Terameter

1 cable = 2.1945599999999998e-10 Tm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.1945599999999998e-10 Terameter (Tm)

1 Cable Length equals 2.1945599999999998e-10 terameter.

Cable Length to Petameter

1 cable = 2.19456e-13 Pm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.19456e-13 Petameter (Pm)

1 Cable Length equals 2.19456e-13 petameter.

Cable Length to Exameter

1 cable = 2.19456e-16 Em

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.19456e-16 Exameter (Em)

1 Cable Length equals 2.19456e-16 exameter.

Cable Length to Zettameter

1 cable = 2.1945599999999997e-19 Zm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.1945599999999997e-19 Zettameter (Zm)

1 Cable Length equals 2.1945599999999997e-19 zettameter.

Cable Length to Yottameter

1 cable = 2.19456e-22 Ym

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.19456e-22 Yottameter (Ym)

1 Cable Length equals 2.19456e-22 yottameter.

Cable Length to Cubit

1 cable = 480 cubit

1 Cable Length (cable) = 480 Cubits (cubit)

1 Cable Length equals 480 cubits.

Cable Length to Span

1 cable = 960 span

1 Cable Length (cable) = 960 Spans (span)

1 Cable Length equals 960 spans.

Cable Length to Hand

1 cable = 2160 hh

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2160 Hands (hh)

1 Cable Length equals 2160 hands.

Cable Length to Palm

1 cable = 2879.9999999999995 palm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2879.9999999999995 Palms (palm)

1 Cable Length equals 2879.9999999999995 palms.

Cable Length to Digit

1 cable = 11519.999999999998 digit

1 Cable Length (cable) = 11519.999999999998 Digits (digit)

1 Cable Length equals 11519.999999999998 digits.

Cable Length to Link

1 cable = 1090.9090909090908 link

1 Cable Length (cable) = 1090.9090909090908 Links (link)

1 Cable Length equals 1090.9090909090908 links.

Cable Length to Ell

1 cable = 192 ell

1 Cable Length (cable) = 192 Ells (ell)

1 Cable Length equals 192 ells.

Cable Length to Barleycorn

1 cable = 25909.799291617474 barleycorn

1 Cable Length (cable) = 25909.799291617474 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 Cable Length equals 25909.799291617474 barleycorns.

Cable Length to Astronomical Unit

1 cable = 1.466972751504544e-9 AU

1 Cable Length (cable) = 1.466972751504544e-9 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 Cable Length equals 1.466972751504544e-9 Astronomicalunit.

Cable Length to Light-Second

1 cable = 7.320264207580565e-7 ls

1 Cable Length (cable) = 7.320264207580565e-7 Light-Second (ls)

1 Cable Length equals 7.320264207580565e-7 Light-Second.

Cable Length to Light-Minute

1 cable = 1.220044034596761e-8 lm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 1.220044034596761e-8 Light-Minute (lm)

1 Cable Length equals 1.220044034596761e-8 Light-Minute.

Cable Length to Light-Hour

1 cable = 2.0334067239511173e-10 lh

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.0334067239511173e-10 Light-Hour (lh)

1 Cable Length equals 2.0334067239511173e-10 Light-Hour.

Cable Length to Light-Day

1 cable = 8.47252801842558e-12 ld

1 Cable Length (cable) = 8.47252801842558e-12 Light-Day (ld)

1 Cable Length equals 8.47252801842558e-12 Light-Day.

Cable Length to Light-Year

1 cable = 2.31965175031706e-14 ly

1 Cable Length (cable) = 2.31965175031706e-14 Light-Year (ly)

1 Cable Length equals 2.31965175031706e-14 Light-Year.

Cable Length to Parsec

1 cable = 7.112084597443019e-15 pc

1 Cable Length (cable) = 7.112084597443019e-15 Parsec (pc)

1 Cable Length equals 7.112084597443019e-15 Parsec.

Cable Length to Kiloparsec

1 cable = 7.112084597443019e-18 kpc

1 Cable Length (cable) = 7.112084597443019e-18 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 Cable Length equals 7.112084597443019e-18 Kiloparsec.

Cable Length to Megaparsec

1 cable = 7.112084597443019e-21 Mpc

1 Cable Length (cable) = 7.112084597443019e-21 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 Cable Length equals 7.112084597443019e-21 Megaparsec.

Cable Length to Gigaparsec

1 cable = 7.11208459744302e-24 Gpc

1 Cable Length (cable) = 7.11208459744302e-24 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 Cable Length equals 7.11208459744302e-24 Gigaparsec.

Cable Length to Nautical Mile

1 cable = 0.11849676025917925 NM

1 Cable Length (cable) = 0.11849676025917925 Nautical Mile (NM)

1 Cable Length equals 0.11849676025917925 Nautical Mile.

Cable Length to Fathom

1 cable = 120 ftm

1 Cable Length (cable) = 120 Fathoms (ftm)

1 Cable Length equals 120 fathoms.

Cable Length to Nautical League

1 cable = 0.03949892008639309 NL

1 Cable Length (cable) = 0.03949892008639309 Nautical League (NL)

1 Cable Length equals 0.03949892008639309 Nautical League.

Cable Length to Thou

1 cable = 8640000 mil

1 Cable Length (cable) = 8640000 Thous (mil)

1 Cable Length equals 8640000 thous.

Cable Length to Rod

1 cable = 43.63636363636363 rd

1 Cable Length (cable) = 43.63636363636363 Rods (rd)

1 Cable Length equals 43.63636363636363 rods.

Cable Length to Chain

1 cable = 10.909090909090908 ch

1 Cable Length (cable) = 10.909090909090908 Chains (ch)

1 Cable Length equals 10.909090909090908 chains.

Cable Length to Furlong

1 cable = 1.0909090909090908 fur

1 Cable Length (cable) = 1.0909090909090908 Furlongs (fur)

1 Cable Length equals 1.0909090909090908 furlongs.

Cable Length to Mile

1 cable = 0.13636363636363635 mi

1 Cable Length (cable) = 0.13636363636363635 Mile (mi)

1 Cable Length equals 0.13636363636363635 mile.

Cable Length to League

1 cable = 0.04545454545454545 lea

1 Cable Length (cable) = 0.04545454545454545 League (lea)

1 Cable Length equals 0.04545454545454545 league.