What is 670000ell in Furlongs?

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What is 670000 Ells (670000ell) in Furlongs (fur)?

What is 670000ell in fur? Convert 670000 Ells (670000ell) to Furlongs (fur) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter Ells to convert to Furlongs


Quick Reference for Converting Ells to Furlongs

Formula
fur = ell / 176
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Furlongs, divide the number of Ells by 176.0
Ells (ell) in 1 Furlong
There are 176 Ells in 1 Furlong
Furlongs (fur) in 1 Ell
There are 0.01 Furlongs in 1 Ell

Unit Information

Ell
/ɛl/
Symbol: ell
Unit System: Historic English

What is the Ell?

The ell is a unit of length and originates from historic England and uses the symbol ell.

The ell usually measured 45in or 1.143m but was origally a "cubit" - which was the length from your elbow to the tip of your fingers and literally translated from the word "arm". It was mostly used in the tailoring world when buying and selling textiles.

Although now obsolete, the word "ell" still survives in the English word "elbow".

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.


Conversion Tables for Ells (ell) to Furlongs (fur)