What is a hand used to measure?

A hand is traditionally used to measure the height of horses at the withers.

What is a furlong in the US survey system?

A US survey furlong is a historical land measurement equal to 660 US survey feet or 1/8 of a US survey mile.

Can I use this converter for modern land measurements?

Since furlong is largely a historical unit, it may need additional metric conversions for modern land measurement use.

How to Convert from Hand to Furlong (US survey) [fur]

A simple online tool to convert measurements from hand, a unit used for horse height, to furlong (US survey), a traditional land measurement.

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Hand to Furlong (US survey) [fur] Conversion Table

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What Is This Tool?

This converter allows you to change values from the unit hand, used mainly to measure horse height, into the US survey furlong, a historical length unit used in American land surveying and horse racing.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the value you want to convert in hands.
Select 'Hand' as the from unit and 'Furlong (US survey)' as the to unit.
Click the convert button to get the equivalent furlong measurement.

Key Features

Converts length measurements from hand to US survey furlong quickly and easily.
Provides a clear, browser-based interface for unit conversion.
Supports understanding of equestrian and historical surveying measurements.

Examples

10 Hands equals 0.005050495 Furlong (US survey).
20 Hands equals 0.01010099 Furlong (US survey).

Common Use Cases

Measuring and converting horse height into land survey distances.
Interpreting historical maps or land survey data involving furlongs.
Translating equestrian measurements into units used in traditional horse racing.

Tips & Best Practices

Use this converter primarily for understanding measurement relations rather than physical measurement.
Consider the historical context when dealing with furlong units.
Verify conversions when using them for legal or survey purposes as rounding may occur.

Limitations

Hand and furlong measure vastly different scales, resulting in very small decimal conversion values.
Furlong is a historical, non-SI unit and may require further metric conversions.
Precision can be limited for exact land surveying requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a hand used to measure?: A hand is traditionally used to measure the height of horses at the withers.
What is a furlong in the US survey system?: A US survey furlong is a historical land measurement equal to 660 US survey feet or 1/8 of a US survey mile.
Can I use this converter for modern land measurements?: Since furlong is largely a historical unit, it may need additional metric conversions for modern land measurement use.

Key Terminology

Hand: A unit of length equal to exactly 4 inches, traditionally used to measure horse height.
Furlong (US survey): A historic non-SI length unit used in US surveying, defined as 660 US survey feet or 1/8 of a US survey mile.
Conversion Rate: The factor used to convert 1 hand into 0.0005050495 furlong (US survey).

Quick Knowledge Check

What traditional use does the unit 'hand' have?

Measuring plot boundaries

Measuring horse height

Measuring race distances

How long is one furlong (US survey)?

660 US survey feet

4 inches

15.2 hands

Why might furlong units require additional conversion?

They are non-SI and historical

They are metric units

They measure horse height

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