Furlong most practical measurements. Furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains. Using the international definition of the inch as exactly 25.4 millimetres, one furlong is 201.168 metres. However, the United States does not uniformly use this conversion ratio. Older ratios are in use for surveying purposes in some states, leading to variations in the length of the furlong of two parts per million, or about 0.4 millimetres ( inch). This variation is too small to
John Furlong (sports administrator) 2017, UBC became the subject of a human rights complaint over its handling of Furlong's speech. In November 2012, Furlong filed and subsequently dropped defamation suits against the "Georgia Straight" newspaper and journalist Laura Robinson. In separate default judgements, "Georgia Straight" and Robinson were awarded legal costs. John Furlong was schooled at St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin, Dublin. In 1970, Furlong married Margaret Cook in Burns Lake British Columbia, Canada. Furlong and Cook are parents to four grown children. In the late 1970s, Furlong lived with Dayle "Dee" Turner in a three-year common law relationship. In 1984, Furlong married Gail Robb,