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Rod (unit)
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The rod, perch, or pole is a surveyor's tool and a unit of length with various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units, it is defined as 16+1⁄2 feet, equal to exactly 1⁄320
Sign near a historic site in Indiana, with its location given as "80 rods east", equivalent to roughly 400 m or 1⁄4 mile.
Sign near a historic site in Indiana, with its location given as "80 rods east", equivalent to roughly 400 m or 1⁄4 mile.
The sign included in Pieter Aertsen's 1551 painting A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms reads in Flemish: "behind here are 154 rods of land
The sign included in Pieter Aertsen's 1551 painting A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms reads in Flemish: "behind here are 154 rods of land for sale immediately, either by the rod according to your convenience or all at once".
A standard at the City Hall in Münster, Germany, from 1816; the bar shown is one "Prussian Half Rod" (1.883 m) long.
A standard at the City Hall in Münster, Germany, from 1816; the bar shown is one "Prussian Half Rod" (1.883 m) long.
Land for sale in Gortavaura, County Galway, Ireland: the area is 48 acres, 3 roods and 29 perches. In metric units, this is 19.8 hectares.
Land for sale in Gortavaura, County Galway, Ireland: the area is 48 acres, 3 roods and 29 perches. In metric units, this is 19.8 hectares.
Furlong
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A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods or perches, 10 chains, or approx
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…multiples of it can form one acre of square measure (area). The 'perfect acre' is a rectangular area of 43,560 square feet, bounded by sides 660 feet (a furlong) long and 66 feet (a chain) wide (220 yards by 22 yards) or, equivalently, 40 rods by 4 rods. An acre is therefore 160 square rods or 10 square chains…
Present-day use of furlongs on a highway sign near Yangon (Rangoon)
Present-day use of furlongs on a highway sign near Yangon (Rangoon)
Mileposts on the Yangon–Mandalay Expressway use miles followed by furlongs
Mileposts on the Yangon–Mandalay Expressway use miles followed by furlongs
The five-furlong (1000 m) post on Epsom Downs Racecourse
The five-furlong (1000 m) post on Epsom Downs Racecourse