Convert Furlongs (fur) to Leagues (leagues) | fur in leagues

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This quick and easy calculator will convert Furlongs (fur) to Leagues (leagues) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Furlongs to Leagues

Formula
leagues = fur / 27.62
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Leagues, divide the number of Furlongs by 27.6
Furlongs (fur) in 1 League
There are 27.62 Furlongs in 1 League
Leagues (leagues) in 1 Furlong
There are 0.04 Leagues in 1 Furlong

Unit Information

Furlong
/ˈfəːlɒŋ/
Symbol: fur
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Furlong?

The furlong is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol fur.

One furlong is equal to 1/8 mile, 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or ≈ 201m.

The furlong was a term used to describe the legnth of a furrow in one acre of a ploughed open field (communal field). It now only really remains in the world of horse-racing in UK, Ireland, Canada and the US.

League
/liːɡ/
Symbol: leagues
Unit System: None

What is the League?

The league is a ancient unit of length that doesn't below to a unit system. Its symbol is simply - league.

It was originally an ancient Celtic unit as well as being common in Latin America and meant the distance "a person could walk in an hour". It is no longer a recognised unit in any nation.

Once it started to be quantified, in Argentina (legua) it represented 5.572 km, in England it was quantified as 3 miles and at sea a league is 3 nautical miles (3.452 miles).


Conversion Tables for Furlongs (fur) to Leagues (leagues)