Furlong to Chain Converter

Length Converter

31 units available

Decimals:

From

To

10

1 fur = 10 ch

Formula:

ch = fur × 10

With your value: 1 fur = 10 ch

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in furlong so you can sanity-check the result.

London double-decker bus (1/18 your value)0.0547 fur

Olympic pool (1/4.0 your value)0.249 fur

Football pitch (length) (1/1.9 your value)0.522 fur

Your value1.00 fur

Eiffel Tower (1.6× your value)1.64 fur

Burj Khalifa (4.1× your value)4.12 fur

Other Furlong to Chain conversions

2 fur to ch 3 fur to ch 4 fur to ch 5 fur to ch 6 fur to ch 7 fur to ch 8 fur to ch

Furlong to Chain Conversion Table

Furlong (fur)	Chain (ch)
0.5	5
1	10
2	20
5	50
10	100
15	150
20	200
25	250
50	500
100	1,000
250	2,500
500	5,000
1000	10,000

Chain to Furlong Conversion Table

Chain (ch)	Furlong (fur)
0.5	0.05
1	0.1
2	0.2
5	0.5
10	1
15	1.5
20	2
25	2.5
50	5
100	10
250	25
500	50
1000	100

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Furlong (fur)

Length

Exact conversion

Traceable to the metre, defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum at 299 792 458 m/s. Imperial lengths derive from the 1959 international yard (0.9144 m exactly).

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Chain (ch)

Length

Exact conversion

Traceable to the metre, defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum at 299 792 458 m/s. Imperial lengths derive from the 1959 international yard (0.9144 m exactly).

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Furlong to Chain

To convert from Furlong (fur) to Chain (ch), multiply the value by 10.

Formula: ch = fur × 10

Reverse: fur = ch × 0.1

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Furlong. For example: 5 fur
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 10
The result is: 50 ch

About Furlong

The furlong equals 220 yards (201.168 m), one eighth of a mile. It survives almost exclusively in horse racing.

Common uses: horse racing, historic land records.

About Chain

Gunter's chain equals 66 feet (20.1168 m) and underpins the US Public Land Survey System: 10 square chains make one acre.

Common uses: land surveying, cadastral records, cricket pitch length.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Chain are in 1 Furlong?

There are exactly 10 Chain in 1 Furlong. This means the conversion factor from Furlong to Chain is 10.

What is the formula to convert Furlong to Chain?

The formula to convert Furlong to Chain is: ch = fur × 10. For example, to convert 10 Furlong to Chain, you would multiply 10 by 10.

What is a Furlong?