This calculator allows you to convert from Hand to Furlong and in a reverse direction. To convert from Hand to Furlong, enter the amount of Hand into the first input and to convert from Furlong to Hand, enter the amount of Furlong into the second input.
Every 1 Hand = 0.00050505050505051 Furlong
and so, 500 Hand = 500 multiplied by 0.00050505050505051 = 0.25252525252525 Furlong.
Furlong
What does furlong refer to?
A furlong is a measure of distance which equals one eighth of a mile. A good note is that furlong is used in both imperial and U.S. customary systems of measurement.
One furlong equals to 660 feet.
Historically, furlong was estimated be be equivalent to the roman stadium. It was also based on the length of an average plowed furrow .