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How many span in 1 furlongs? The answer is 880. We assume you are converting between span and furlong [international]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: span or furlongs The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 4.3744531933508 span, or 0.0049709695378987 furlongs. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between span and furlongs. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 span to furlongs = 0.00114 furlongs
10 span to furlongs = 0.01136 furlongs
50 span to furlongs = 0.05682 furlongs
100 span to furlongs = 0.11364 furlongs
200 span to furlongs = 0.22727 furlongs
500 span to furlongs = 0.56818 furlongs
1000 span to furlongs = 1.13636 furlongs
You can do the reverse unit conversion from furlongs to span, 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).
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