Convert furlong (US survey) to foot
Please provide values below to convert furlong (US survey) [fur (US)] to foot [ft], or Convert foot to furlong (US survey).
How to Convert Furlong (Us Survey) to Foot
1 fur (US) = 660.001320002625 ft
Example: convert 15 fur (US) to ft:
15 fur (US) = 15 × 660.001320002625 ft = 9900.01980003937 ft
Furlong (Us Survey) to Foot Conversion Table
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Furlong (Us Survey)
A U.S. survey furlong is a unit of length equal to one-eighth of a U.S. survey mile.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey furlong is based on the U.S. survey foot, which was slightly different from the international foot. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey furlong was used in land surveying in the United States.
Foot
A foot is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. A foot was defined as exactly 0.3048 meters in 1959. One foot contains 12 inches, and one yard is comprised of three feet.
History/Origin
The foot has been used as a unit of measurement in many different cultures, including Ancient Greece and Rome, and the length has varied from country to country and even from city to city. The name is said to be based on the average length of a man's foot.
Current Use
The foot is a primary unit of length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada for many everyday applications. In the US, feet and inches are commonly used to measure height, shorter distances, field length (sometimes in the form of yards), etc.