I have become acclimated with most American measurements but there is still one thing I can't wrap my head around: distances.

I can now imagine a yard thanks to seeing the gridiron markings in American football but I still can't picture a mile or furlong in my head!

The way I have it worked out is: there are 8 furlongs in a mile, 220 yards in a furlong, and 100 yards in an American football playfield. So take 2 and 1/5 playfields to get a furlong, then add 8 of those to get a mile. Nope! Still can't picture it!

I can easily imagine a kilometre, which is 10 100-metre dashes.

I think what's missing in my mind is me experiencing a furlong. Once I have such a reference, I can just imagine 8 of those to get that mile.