Meters to Miles Converter
Use this converter to easily convert between Meters and Miles (m to miles).
- How many Meters in a Mile?
- Difference between Meters and Miles
- How to convert Meters to Miles
- Meters to miles conversion table
How many Meters in a Mile?
There are exactly 1609.344 meters in a mile. This follows from the international standard which defines a mile as equal to 5280 feet, and a foot as equal to 0.3044 meters. The International System of Units states that the standard symbol for meter is "m", while for mile it is "mi". Still, in some cases "m" continues to be used in the US and the UK, leading to possible confusion for tourists and visitors from abroad.
Difference between Meters and Miles
Both meters and miles are used to measure distances. The difference is that a mile is a unit from the imperial system, while the meter is a unit from the metric system, in fact it is its base unit. Miles are usually used to measure large distances, such as ones covered by a car, truck or plane. The meter is mostly used for smaller distances, such as running or sprinting, and it is also used to measure the dimensions of large bodies, e.g. shipping containers, houses, sports fields. Thus, the difference between meters in miles is largely in their magnitude.
Historically, the mile is much older than the meter. Miles corresponding to different actual length were used far back in history, for example there was a Roman mile which equaled 5,000 feet. Historically there were many other definitions of a mile, e.g. English mile, Dutch mile, Italian mile... Currently the mile is widely used only in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How to convert Meters to Miles
To convert from meters to miles one needs to divide the measurement in meters by 1609.344. As this is non-trivial to do in your mind, you will need the help of a calculator, or even better - use this online meters to miles converter. You can easily copy/paste the result by using the button next to the result field.
Meters to Miles conversion example
Sample task: convert 5 kilometers to miles. Solution:
Formula:
m / 1609.344 = miles
Calculation:
5 m / 1,609.3440 = 0.003107 miles
End result:
5 m is equal to 0.003107 miles
Meters to miles conversion table
| m | miles |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 0.000621 miles |
| 2 m | 0.001243 miles |
| 3 m | 0.001864 miles |
| 4 m | 0.002485 miles |
| 5 m | 0.003107 miles |
| 6 m | 0.003728 miles |
| 7 m | 0.004350 miles |
| 8 m | 0.004971 miles |
| 9 m | 0.005592 miles |
| 10 m | 0.006214 miles |
| 20 m | 0.012427 miles |
| 30 m | 0.018641 miles |
| 40 m | 0.024855 miles |
| 50 m | 0.031069 miles |
| 60 m | 0.037282 miles |
| 70 m | 0.043496 miles |
| 80 m | 0.049710 miles |
| 90 m | 0.055923 miles |
| 100 m | 0.062137 miles |
| 200 m | 0.124274 miles |
| 300 m | 0.186411 miles |
| 400 m | 0.248548 miles |
| 500 m | 0.310686 miles |
| 600 m | 0.372823 miles |
| 700 m | 0.434960 miles |
| 800 m | 0.497097 miles |
| 900 m | 0.559234 miles |
| 1,000 m | 0.621371 miles |
References
1 NIST Special Publication 330 (2008) - "The International System of Units (SI)", edited by Barry N.Taylor and Ambler Thompson
2 International Organization for Standardization (1993). ISO Standards Handbook: Quantities and units (3rd edition). Geneva: ISO. ISBN 92-67-10185-4.
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