Furlong to Link (Gunter) Converter

Length Converter

31 units available

Decimals:

From

To

1,000

1 fur = 1,000 li

Formula:

li = fur × 1,000

With your value: 1 fur = 1,000 li

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

Furlong to Link (Gunter) Conversion Table

Furlong (fur)	Link (Gunter) (li)
0.5	500
1	1,000
2	2,000
5	5,000
10	10,000
15	15,000
20	20,000
25	25,000
50	50,000
100	100,000
250	250,000
500	500,000
1000	1,000,000

Link (Gunter) to Furlong Conversion Table

Link (Gunter) (li)	Furlong (fur)
0.5	0.0005
1	0.001
2	0.002
5	0.005
10	0.01
15	0.015
20	0.02
25	0.025
50	0.05
100	0.1
250	0.25
500	0.5
1000	1

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

Link (Gunter) (li)

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 Link (Gunter)

To convert from Furlong (fur) to Link (Gunter) (li), multiply the value by 1,000.

Formula: li = fur × 1,000

Reverse: fur = li × 0.001

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Furlong. For example: 5 fur
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 1,000
The result is: 5,000 li

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 Link (Gunter)

The link (gunter) (li) is a unit of distance and length. One link (gunter) equals 0.201168 metres. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other length unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: length calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Link (Gunter) are in 1 Furlong?

There are exactly 1,000 Link (Gunter) in 1 Furlong. This means the conversion factor from Furlong to Link (Gunter) is 1,000.

What is the formula to convert Furlong to Link (Gunter)?

The formula to convert Furlong to Link (Gunter) is: li = fur × 1,000. For example, to convert 10 Furlong to Link (Gunter), you would multiply 10 by 1,000.

What is a Furlong?