furlong | 1 fur | 2 fur | 3 fur | 4 fur | 5 fur | 6 fur | 7 fur | 8 fur | 9 fur | 10 fur | 11 fur | 12 fur | 13 fur | 14 fur | 15 fur | 16 fur | 17 fur | 18 fur | 19 fur | 20 fur | 21 fur | 22 fur | 23 fur | 24 fur | 25 fur | 26 fur | 27 fur | 28 fur | 29 fur | 30 fur | 31 fur | 32 fur | 33 fur | 34 fur | 35 fur | 36 fur | 37 fur | 38 fur | 39 fur | 40 fur | 41 fur | 42 fur | 43 fur | 44 fur | 45 fur | 46 fur | 47 fur | 48 fur | 49 fur | 50 fur | 51 fur | 52 fur | 53 fur | 54 fur | 55 fur | 56 fur | 57 fur | 58 fur | 59 fur | 60 fur | 61 fur | 62 fur | 63 fur | 64 fur | 65 fur | 66 fur | 67 fur | 68 fur | 69 fur | 70 fur | 71 fur | 72 fur | 73 fur | 74 fur | 75 fur | 76 fur | 77 fur | 78 fur | 79 fur | 80 fur | 81 fur | 82 fur | 83 fur | 84 fur | 85 fur | 86 fur | 87 fur | 88 fur | 89 fur | 90 fur | 91 fur | 92 fur | 93 fur | 94 fur | 95 fur | 96 fur | 97 fur | 98 fur | 99 fur | 100 fur |
cable length (US) | 0.9166667 cable length (US) | 1.8333333 cable length (US) | 2.75 cable length (US) | 3.6666667 cable length (US) | 4.5833333 cable length (US) | 5.5 cable length (US) | 6.4166667 cable length (US) | 7.3333333 cable length (US) | 8.25 cable length (US) | 9.1666667 cable length (US) | 10.0833333 cable length (US) | 11 cable length (US) | 11.9166667 cable length (US) | 12.8333333 cable length (US) | 13.75 cable length (US) | 14.6666667 cable length (US) | 15.5833333 cable length (US) | 16.5 cable length (US) | 17.4166667 cable length (US) | 18.3333333 cable length (US) | 19.25 cable length (US) | 20.1666667 cable length (US) | 21.0833333 cable length (US) | 22 cable length (US) | 22.9166667 cable length (US) | 23.8333333 cable length (US) | 24.75 cable length (US) | 25.6666667 cable length (US) | 26.5833333 cable length (US) | 27.5 cable length (US) | 28.4166667 cable length (US) | 29.3333333 cable length (US) | 30.25 cable length (US) | 31.1666667 cable length (US) | 32.0833333 cable length (US) | 33 cable length (US) | 33.9166667 cable length (US) | 34.8333333 cable length (US) | 35.75 cable length (US) | 36.6666667 cable length (US) | 37.5833333 cable length (US) | 38.5 cable length (US) | 39.4166667 cable length (US) | 40.3333333 cable length (US) | 41.25 cable length (US) | 42.1666667 cable length (US) | 43.0833333 cable length (US) | 44 cable length (US) | 44.9166667 cable length (US) | 45.8333333 cable length (US) | 46.75 cable length (US) | 47.6666667 cable length (US) | 48.5833333 cable length (US) | 49.5 cable length (US) | 50.4166667 cable length (US) | 51.3333333 cable length (US) | 52.25 cable length (US) | 53.1666667 cable length (US) | 54.0833333 cable length (US) | 55 cable length (US) | 55.9166667 cable length (US) | 56.8333333 cable length (US) | 57.75 cable length (US) | 58.6666667 cable length (US) | 59.5833333 cable length (US) | 60.5 cable length (US) | 61.4166667 cable length (US) | 62.3333333 cable length (US) | 63.25 cable length (US) | 64.1666667 cable length (US) | 65.0833333 cable length (US) | 66 cable length (US) | 66.9166667 cable length (US) | 67.8333333 cable length (US) | 68.75 cable length (US) | 69.6666667 cable length (US) | 70.5833333 cable length (US) | 71.5 cable length (US) | 72.4166667 cable length (US) | 73.3333333 cable length (US) | 74.25 cable length (US) | 75.1666667 cable length (US) | 76.0833333 cable length (US) | 77 cable length (US) | 77.9166667 cable length (US) | 78.8333333 cable length (US) | 79.75 cable length (US) | 80.6666667 cable length (US) | 81.5833333 cable length (US) | 82.5 cable length (US) | 83.4166667 cable length (US) | 84.3333333 cable length (US) | 85.25 cable length (US) | 86.1666667 cable length (US) | 87.0833333 cable length (US) | 88 cable length (US) | 88.9166667 cable length (US) | 89.8333333 cable length (US) | 90.75 cable length (US) | 91.6666667 cable length (US) |
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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furlong | fur | ≡ 10 chains = 660 ft = 220 yd | = 201.168 m | Imperial/US |
furlong | cable length (US) | furlong | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.91666666666667 | 4 | = 3.6666666666667 |
1.5 | = 1.375 | 4.5 | = 4.125 |
2 | = 1.8333333333333 | 5 | = 4.5833333333333 |
2.5 | = 2.2916666666667 | 5.5 | = 5.0416666666667 |
3 | = 2.75 | 6 | = 5.5 |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | furlong | cable length (US) | furlong |
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1 | = 1.0909090909091 | 4 | = 4.3636363636364 |
1.5 | = 1.6363636363636 | 4.5 | = 4.9090909090909 |
2 | = 2.1818181818182 | 5 | = 5.4545454545455 |
2.5 | = 2.7272727272727 | 5.5 | = 6 |
3 | = 3.2727272727273 | 6 | = 6.5454545454545 |
furlong | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.9166667 |
1.0909091 | = 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |