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Furlong (US Survey)


The furlong (US survey) is a traditional unit of distance used in U.S. land surveying, defined as 1/8 of a U.S. survey mile, or exactly 660 U.S. survey feet. Since one U.S. survey foot equals approximately 0.3048006096 meters, the US survey furlong is about 201.1684 meters long.


While the difference between the US survey furlong and the international (standard) furlong is extremely small (just a few micrometers), it was significant in precise land measurements, particularly in legal and cadastral surveying contexts.


Key Conversions:



  • 1 US survey furlong = 660 US survey feet



  • 1 US survey furlong ≈ 220 yards



  • 1 US survey furlong ≈ 201.1684 meters



  • 8 US survey furlongs = 1 US survey mile



As of 2023, the U.S. has officially deprecated the use of the survey foot (and by extension the survey furlong) in favor of the international foot, but it may still appear in historical and legal documents.


Pica


A pica is a unit of length commonly used in typography and printing to measure font sizes, line lengths, and spacing. It is equal to 1/6 of an inch, or exactly 12 points in the point system.


Key facts:



  • 1 pica = 1/6 inch ≈ 4.233 millimeters



  • 1 pica = 12 points



  • Used primarily in graphic design, printing, and typesetting



  • Helps standardize the measurement of fonts, columns, and layouts



The pica remains a fundamental unit in desktop publishing and print design, helping maintain consistency in text and page formatting.




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