Convert Foot to Furlong (ft → fur)

Converting feet to furlongs is straightforward: multiply by the conversion factor. Follow these three steps to do it by hand or in your head.

1. 1
   Take your value in feet

   Start with the number of feet (ft) you want to convert.
2. 2
   Multiply by 0.001515

   The conversion factor from ft to fur is 0.001515. Multiply your value by this number.
3. 3
   Read the result in furlongs

   The result is your value in furlongs (fur).

Multiply the value in feet by 0.001515. For the reverse direction, multiply by 660.

• ✓1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48 cm exactly. Knowing feet gives you inches instantly.
• ✓For a quick metric estimate, multiply feet by 0.3 — 10 ft ≈ 3 m.
• ✓Pilots and air-traffic control use feet globally, even over metric countries.

• ✗Writing "6.2 ft" to mean "6 feet 2 inches" — the decimal form is 6.167 ft, not 6.2.
• ✗Confusing feet (length) with square feet (area) in US real-estate listings.
• ✗Using 0.3 instead of 0.3048 on structural drawings — errors accumulate on multi-storey buildings.

What is the Foot?

The foot equals exactly 0.3048 meters or 12 inches under the 1959 international agreement. The unit's name reflects its ancient origin as the length of an adult human foot, with measurements varying by region — from 250 mm to over 330 mm — until standardization. The foot is the dominant unit for human height in the United States and the United Kingdom (a person is described as '5 ft 10 in' rather than 178 cm), for building heights, and for aviation altitudes (worldwide aircraft fly at altitudes given in feet, even in metric countries). It remains the standard for residential floor counts, ceiling heights, and ladder ratings. The foot relates to the meter (1 ft ≈ 0.305 m), the yard (3 ft = 1 yd), and the mile (5,280 ft = 1 mi).

• Aircraft cruising altitude in international aviation
• US building heights, ceiling heights and room dimensions
• Mountain elevations on global maps (Everest = 29,032 ft)

What is the Furlong?

The furlong equals exactly 201.168 meters or one eighth of a mile (220 yards). The unit's name comes from the Old English 'furh' (furrow) and 'lang' (long), reflecting its origin as the length of a furrow that an ox team could plow without resting. Formalized in medieval England, the furlong was standardized as 40 rods or 660 feet during agricultural land measurement. Today, the furlong's primary modern use is in horse racing across the United Kingdom, the United States, and several Commonwealth countries — race distances are quoted in furlongs (a 6-furlong sprint is ¾ of a mile). It also appears in old land deeds, particularly in Britain. The furlong relates to the mile (8 furlongs = 1 mile), the yard (220 yd = 1 furlong), and the meter (≈201 m).

• Flat racing and National Hunt distances in the UK
• Thoroughbred racing in the US and Canada
• Historical land measurement in England