LONG MEASURE—MEASURES OF LENGTH.
| 12 | inches | = | 1 foot. | |
| 3 | feet | = | 1 yard. | |
| 5 | 1⁄2 | yards | = | 1 rod. |
| 40 | rods | = | 1 furlong. | |
| 8 | furlongs | = | 1 common mile. | |
| 3 | miles | = | 1 league. |
The mile (5,280 feet) of the above table is the legal mile of the United States and England, and is called the statute mile.