The Yard (yd) is often used in sports and fabric measurements. A football field is 100 yards long, a yardstick is 1 yard, and a swimming pool can be around 25 yards in length. It’s a common unit in the United States and the UK for measuring land and fabrics. The Fathom remains vital in maritime navigation, measuring water depth and anchor chains. One fathom equals 6 feet. For reference, recreational scuba divers typically explore depths of 10-20 fathoms (60-120 feet), while the Titanic rests at about 1,200 fathoms (7,200 feet) below sea level.
To convert between Yard (yd) and Fathom (ftm), use the following formulas:
1 Yard (yd) = 0.5 Fathom (ftm)
1 Fathom (ftm) = 2 Yard (yd)
1 yd = 1 * 0.5 ftm = 0.5 ftm
2 yd = 2 * 0.5 ftm = 1 ftm
5 yd = 5 * 0.5 ftm = 2.5 ftm
10 yd = 10 * 0.5 ftm = 5 ftm
20 yd = 20 * 0.5 ftm = 10 ftm
50 yd = 50 * 0.5 ftm = 25 ftm
100 yd = 100 * 0.5 ftm = 50 ftm
| Yard (yd) | Fathom (ftm) |
|---|---|
| 1 yd | 0.5 ftm |
| 2 yd | 1 ftm |
| 3 yd | 1.5 ftm |
| 5 yd | 2.5 ftm |
| 10 yd | 5 ftm |
| 20 yd | 10 ftm |
| 30 yd | 15 ftm |
| 50 yd | 25 ftm |
| 75 yd | 37.5 ftm |
| 100 yd | 50 ftm |