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How many furlong in 1 kilometer? 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 or kilometer The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.0049709695378987 furlong, or 0.001 kilometer. 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 to kilometer = 0.20117 kilometer
5 furlong to kilometer = 1.00584 kilometer
10 furlong to kilometer = 2.01168 kilometer
20 furlong to kilometer = 4.02336 kilometer
30 furlong to kilometer = 6.03504 kilometer
40 furlong to kilometer = 8.04672 kilometer
50 furlong to kilometer = 10.0584 kilometer
75 furlong to kilometer = 15.0876 kilometer
100 furlong to kilometer = 20.1168 kilometer
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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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