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How many furlong in 1 hectometre? The answer is 0.49709695378987. We assume you are converting between furlong [international] and hectometre. You can view more details on each measurement unit: furlong or hectometre The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.0049709695378987 furlong, or 0.01 hectometre. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between furlongs and hectometers. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 furlong to hectometre = 2.01168 hectometre
5 furlong to hectometre = 10.0584 hectometre
10 furlong to hectometre = 20.1168 hectometre
15 furlong to hectometre = 30.1752 hectometre
20 furlong to hectometre = 40.2336 hectometre
25 furlong to hectometre = 50.292 hectometre
30 furlong to hectometre = 60.3504 hectometre
40 furlong to hectometre = 80.4672 hectometre
50 furlong to hectometre = 100.584 hectometre
You can do the reverse unit conversion from hectometre to furlong, 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 hectometre (American spelling: hectometer, abbreviation: hm) is a somewhat uncommonly used measurement of length, consisting of 100 metres or one tenth of a kilometre.
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