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How many stadion in 1 furlongs? The answer is 1.275637285986. We assume you are converting between stadion and furlong [international]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: stadion or furlongs The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.0063411540900444 stadion, or 0.0049709695378987 furlongs. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between stadia and furlongs. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 stadion to furlongs = 0.78392 furlongs
5 stadion to furlongs = 3.91961 furlongs
10 stadion to furlongs = 7.83922 furlongs
20 stadion to furlongs = 15.67844 furlongs
30 stadion to furlongs = 23.51766 furlongs
40 stadion to furlongs = 31.35688 furlongs
50 stadion to furlongs = 39.19609 furlongs
75 stadion to furlongs = 58.79414 furlongs
100 stadion to furlongs = 78.39219 furlongs
You can do the reverse unit conversion from furlongs to stadion, or enter any two units below:
An empirical determination of the length of the stadion was made by Lev Vasilevich Firsov, who compared 81 distances given by Eratosthenes and Strabo with the straight-line distances measured by modern methods, and averaged the results. He obtained a result of about 157.7 metres (172.5 yd).
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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