hand | 1 hand | 2 hand | 3 hand | 4 hand | 5 hand | 6 hand | 7 hand | 8 hand | 9 hand | 10 hand | 11 hand | 12 hand | 13 hand | 14 hand | 15 hand | 16 hand | 17 hand | 18 hand | 19 hand | 20 hand | 21 hand | 22 hand | 23 hand | 24 hand | 25 hand | 26 hand | 27 hand | 28 hand | 29 hand | 30 hand | 31 hand | 32 hand | 33 hand | 34 hand | 35 hand | 36 hand | 37 hand | 38 hand | 39 hand | 40 hand | 41 hand | 42 hand | 43 hand | 44 hand | 45 hand | 46 hand | 47 hand | 48 hand | 49 hand | 50 hand | 51 hand | 52 hand | 53 hand | 54 hand | 55 hand | 56 hand | 57 hand | 58 hand | 59 hand | 60 hand | 61 hand | 62 hand | 63 hand | 64 hand | 65 hand | 66 hand | 67 hand | 68 hand | 69 hand | 70 hand | 71 hand | 72 hand | 73 hand | 74 hand | 75 hand | 76 hand | 77 hand | 78 hand | 79 hand | 80 hand | 81 hand | 82 hand | 83 hand | 84 hand | 85 hand | 86 hand | 87 hand | 88 hand | 89 hand | 90 hand | 91 hand | 92 hand | 93 hand | 94 hand | 95 hand | 96 hand | 97 hand | 98 hand | 99 hand | 100 hand |
furlong | 0.0005051 fur | 0.0010101 fur | 0.0015152 fur | 0.0020202 fur | 0.0025253 fur | 0.0030303 fur | 0.0035354 fur | 0.0040404 fur | 0.0045455 fur | 0.0050505 fur | 0.0055556 fur | 0.0060606 fur | 0.0065657 fur | 0.0070707 fur | 0.0075758 fur | 0.0080808 fur | 0.0085859 fur | 0.0090909 fur | 0.0095960 fur | 0.0101010 fur | 0.0106061 fur | 0.0111111 fur | 0.0116162 fur | 0.0121212 fur | 0.0126263 fur | 0.0131313 fur | 0.0136364 fur | 0.0141414 fur | 0.0146465 fur | 0.0151515 fur | 0.0156566 fur | 0.0161616 fur | 0.0166667 fur | 0.0171717 fur | 0.0176768 fur | 0.0181818 fur | 0.0186869 fur | 0.0191919 fur | 0.0196970 fur | 0.0202020 fur | 0.0207071 fur | 0.0212121 fur | 0.0217172 fur | 0.0222222 fur | 0.0227273 fur | 0.0232323 fur | 0.0237374 fur | 0.0242424 fur | 0.0247475 fur | 0.0252525 fur | 0.0257576 fur | 0.0262626 fur | 0.0267677 fur | 0.0272727 fur | 0.0277778 fur | 0.0282828 fur | 0.0287879 fur | 0.0292929 fur | 0.0297980 fur | 0.0303030 fur | 0.0308081 fur | 0.0313131 fur | 0.0318182 fur | 0.0323232 fur | 0.0328283 fur | 0.0333333 fur | 0.0338384 fur | 0.0343434 fur | 0.0348485 fur | 0.0353535 fur | 0.0358586 fur | 0.0363636 fur | 0.0368687 fur | 0.0373737 fur | 0.0378788 fur | 0.0383838 fur | 0.0388889 fur | 0.0393939 fur | 0.0398990 fur | 0.0404040 fur | 0.0409091 fur | 0.0414141 fur | 0.0419192 fur | 0.0424242 fur | 0.0429293 fur | 0.0434343 fur | 0.0439394 fur | 0.0444444 fur | 0.0449495 fur | 0.0454545 fur | 0.0459596 fur | 0.0464646 fur | 0.0469697 fur | 0.0474747 fur | 0.0479798 fur | 0.0484848 fur | 0.0489899 fur | 0.0494949 fur | 0.05 fur | 0.0505051 fur |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | furlong | hands | furlong |
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1 | = 0.00050505050505051 | 4 | = 0.002020202020202 |
1.5 | = 0.00075757575757576 | 4.5 | = 0.0022727272727273 |
2 | = 0.001010101010101 | 5 | = 0.0025252525252525 |
2.5 | = 0.0012626262626263 | 5.5 | = 0.0027777777777778 |
3 | = 0.0015151515151515 | 6 | = 0.003030303030303 |
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 | hands | furlong | hands |
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1 | = 1980 | 4 | = 7920 |
1.5 | = 2970 | 4.5 | = 8910 |
2 | = 3960 | 5 | = 9900 |
2.5 | = 4950 | 5.5 | = 10890 |
3 | = 5940 | 6 | = 11880 |
hands | furlong |
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1 | = 0.0005051 |
1 980 | = 1 |
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 …) |