Convert 50 Rod to Furlong: 50 Rod in Furlong

This calculator allows you to convert from Rod to Furlong and in a reverse direction. To convert from Rod to Furlong, enter the amount of Rod into the first input and to convert from Furlong to Rod, enter the amount of Furlong into the second input.

50 Rod = 1.25 Furlong

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How to convert 50 Rod to Furlong?

50 Rod equal 1.25 Furlong.

Every 1 Rod = 0.025 Furlong and so, 50 Rod = 50 multiplied by 0.025 = 1.25 Furlong.

Rod

What is rod?

The rod is a unit used to measure distance. It is an old English unit. Rod is the same length as a perch (pole). perch is measured using cordage or wood.

One rod equals to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres).  The idiom "rod" is derived from the old English rodd.

Since 1965, rod has been legalized as a unit of measurement in the united kingdom.

Nowadays, the use of rod is not common but Some fields are still using it such as:

  • the acquisition of pipeline easements.
  • maps measure portages
  • recreational canoeing

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 .

Rod to Furlong Conversions Table

40 Rod = 0.99999999999999 Furlong
41 Rod = 1.025 Furlong
42 Rod = 1.05 Furlong
43 Rod = 1.075 Furlong
44 Rod = 1.1 Furlong
45 Rod = 1.125 Furlong
46 Rod = 1.15 Furlong
47 Rod = 1.175 Furlong
48 Rod = 1.2 Furlong
49 Rod = 1.225 Furlong
50 Rod = 1.25 Furlong
51 Rod = 1.275 Furlong
52 Rod = 1.3 Furlong
53 Rod = 1.325 Furlong
54 Rod = 1.35 Furlong
55 Rod = 1.375 Furlong
56 Rod = 1.4 Furlong
57 Rod = 1.425 Furlong
58 Rod = 1.45 Furlong
59 Rod = 1.475 Furlong
60 Rod = 1.5 Furlong
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