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How many furlong in 1 meter? The answer is 0.0049709695378987. We assume you are converting between furlong [international] and metre. You can view more details on each measurement unit: furlong or meter The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.0049709695378987 furlong, or 1 meter. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between furlongs and metres. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 furlong to meter = 201.168 meter
2 furlong to meter = 402.336 meter
3 furlong to meter = 603.504 meter
4 furlong to meter = 804.672 meter
5 furlong to meter = 1005.84 meter
6 furlong to meter = 1207.008 meter
7 furlong to meter = 1408.176 meter
8 furlong to meter = 1609.344 meter
9 furlong to meter = 1810.512 meter
10 furlong to meter = 2011.68 meter
You can do the reverse unit conversion from meter 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).
The metre, symbol: m, is the basic unit of distance (or of "length", in the parlance of the physical sciences) in the International System of Units. The internationally-accepted spelling of the unit in English is "metre", although the American English spelling meter is a common variant. However, both American and non-American forms of English agree that the spelling "meter" should be used as a suffix in the names of measuring devices such as chronometers and micrometers.
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