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How many furlong [international] in 1 km? The answer is 4.9709695378987. We assume you are converting between furlong [international] and kilometre. You can view more details on each measurement unit: furlong [international] or km The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.0049709695378987 furlong [international], or 0.001 km. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between furlongs and kilometres. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 furlong [international] to km = 0.20117 km
5 furlong [international] to km = 1.00584 km
10 furlong [international] to km = 2.01168 km
20 furlong [international] to km = 4.02336 km
30 furlong [international] to km = 6.03504 km
40 furlong [international] to km = 8.04672 km
50 furlong [international] to km = 10.0584 km
75 furlong [international] to km = 15.0876 km
100 furlong [international] to km = 20.1168 km
You can do the reverse unit conversion from km to furlong [international], or enter any two units below:
A furlong is a measure of distance within Imperial units and U.S. customary units, and is equal to 660 feet or 201.168 metres. There are eight furlongs in a mile.
Distances for thoroughbred horse races in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States are still given in miles and furlongs (example), but the unit is otherwise no longer in common use. It is heavily used within the rail industry (especially maintenance and repair services) in the UK, due to the legacy measurements and distance markers from when the tracks were first laid down.
Coincidentally, 5 furlongs is approximately 1 kilometer (1.00584 to be exact).
A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1094 yards or 3281 feet.
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