Miles to Fathoms converter

To convert miles to fathoms, enter the value in the first field. The result in fathoms is calculated automatically using the exact conversion factor.

1 mi = 880 ftm
1 ftm ≈ 0.00113636363636 mi

Formula: ftm = mi × 880
mi ≈ ftm × 0.00113636363636

Definitions: 1 mi = 5280 ft; 1 ftm = 6 ft

The mile (mi) is 5,280 feet, or exactly 1,609.344 meters. It is the road-distance unit in the United States and the United Kingdom, where speed limits are posted in miles per hour.

The fathom is 6 feet (1.8288 meters). It is a traditional nautical unit for water depth and rope length, originally the span of a man's outstretched arms, and modern charts mostly use meters instead.

See the conversion table with commonly used values, handy for quick reference or study.