Convert length and distance units — meters, feet, inches, kilometers, miles, light years and more.
| Unit | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0.001 fur | 0.66 ft | |
| 0.01 fur | 6.6 ft | |
| 0.1 fur | 66 ft | |
| 1 fur | 660 ft | |
| 5 fur | 3300 ft | |
| 10 fur | 6600 ft | |
| 50 fur | 33000 ft | |
| 100 fur | 66000 ft | |
| 1000 fur | 660000 ft |
Multiply the number of Furlongs by 660 to get Foots. Formula: ft = fur × 660. Example: 10 fur × 660 = 6600 ft. To reverse, divide Foots by 660 to get Furlongs.
| Furlong (fur) | Foot (ft) |
|---|---|
| 0.001 fur | 0.66 ft |
| 0.01 fur | 6.6 ft |
| 0.1 fur | 66 ft |
| 0.5 fur | 330 ft |
| 1 fur | 660 ft |
| 2 fur | 1320 ft |
| 5 fur | 3300 ft |
| 10 fur | 6600 ft |
| 20 fur | 13200 ft |
| 50 fur | 33000 ft |
| 100 fur | 66000 ft |
| 250 fur | 165000 ft |
| 500 fur | 330000 ft |
| 1000 fur | 660000 ft |
| 10000 fur | 6600000 ft |
To convert Furlong to Foot, multiply by 660. Example: 10 fur = 6600 ft
To convert Foot back to Furlong, divide by 660 (multiply by 0.00151515). Use the swap button above.
Start with 100 Furlongs = 66000 ft as your reference point. Scale up or down from there.
US racetracks certify distances in furlongs (1 fur = 660 ft) while specifying track dimensions, rail configurations, and starting gate positions in feet — racing officials convert between the two for every track certification.
Early American land surveys used furlongs and chains while modern construction drawings use feet. Surveyors and title researchers convert furlong-based historic records to feet when preparing modern property descriptions.
Racecourse engineers who design and maintain tracks in the US and UK work in furlongs for race distance certification and in feet for construction specifications — converting between them is routine in track engineering.
US farmers fencing fields described in furlongs in historic deeds convert to feet for fencing material estimates — the exact 660-foot-per-furlong ratio makes this one of the cleanest imperial conversions.
The exact 660:1 ratio of feet to furlongs is a teaching reference point for US students learning the imperial system — it perfectly illustrates how imperial units were designed with whole-number relationships within domains.
Orienteers using historic OS maps with furlong-based distance descriptions convert to feet for comparison with modern GPS coordinates and pace counting techniques used in competitive navigation.
The Furlong is a unit of Length measurement (symbol: fur). 1 fur = 660 ft. Used in scientific and practical Length measurement applications.
The Foot is a unit of Length measurement (symbol: ft). It is part of an internationally recognised measurement system used alongside the Furlong.
The furlong — from Old English 'furlang', meaning furrow-long — was the standard length of one furrow ploughed by an ox team without resting, typically 220 yards. It dates to at least 8th-century England and was foundational to the open-field system of medieval agriculture. The furlong's elegant internal ratios were carefully defined: 10 chains = 1 furlong, 8 furlongs = 1 statute mile. Today it survives almost exclusively in horse racing, where it remains the official distance unit in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and several other countries.
The foot is one of humanity's oldest measurement units, used by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans — each with slightly different values. The English statute foot was standardised at 12 inches in 1305 under King Edward I. Its definition was refined multiple times, finally fixed as exactly 0.3048 metres under the International Yard and Pound Agreement of 1959, signed by the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. Today the foot remains official in the US, in UK aviation and road distances, and in international aviation worldwide.
Common use: Furlong to Foot conversion is needed when working with international standards, scientific publications, or reference materials that use different unit systems for Length measurement.