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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.


Point


A point is a unit of length used mainly in typography to measure font size, line spacing, and other elements of printed text. It is defined as 1/72 of an inch, which is approximately 0.3528 millimeters.


Key facts:



  • 1 point = 1/72 inch ≈ 0.3528 mm



  • 12 points = 1 pica



  • Used universally in typesetting, desktop publishing, and graphic design



  • Measures font sizes, leading (line spacing), and other typographic details



The point system helps designers and printers maintain precise and consistent text layouts across various media.




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