Feet to Miles Converter
Use this converter to easily convert between Feet and Miles (ft to miles).
- How many Feet in a Mile?
- Difference between Feet and Miles
- How to convert Feet to Miles
- ft to miles conversion table
How many Feet in a Mile?
By definition, 5280 feet equal one mile. Historically, the mile varied in length, until it was fixed with an international treaty in 1959. The internationally recognized symbol for miles is "mi" and for feet is "ft". Still, in some places in the US and the UK "m" is used to denote miles, which can lead to confusion with the SI unit "m", which stands for meter.
Difference between Feet and Miles
Both feet and miles are units for measuring distances and dimensions, but with very different magnitude. Due to this, miles are usually used to measure distances you would travel in a car, truck, or train, while feet are used for smaller distances like in running or walking, or for measuring the dimensions of large objects such as house, sports fields, yards...
Both units have a long history and varied in definition from time to time and from place to place. The foot, however, is much older than the mile, despite the mile being used as early as the Roman Empire.
How to convert Feet to Miles
To convert from feet to miles you need to divide the measurement in feet by 5280 to get the equivalent in miles. The conversion is often done with the help of a calculator. Our online feet to miles converter will surely make that easy for you, and it also has a one-click copy button.
Feet to Miles conversion example
Sample task: convert 10000 feet to miles. Solution:
Formula:
ft / 5280 = miles
Calculation:
10000 ft / 5,280 = 1.893939 miles
End result:
10000 ft is equal to 1.893939 miles
ft to miles conversion table
| ft | miles |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.000189 miles |
| 2 ft | 0.000379 miles |
| 3 ft | 0.000568 miles |
| 4 ft | 0.000758 miles |
| 5 ft | 0.000947 miles |
| 6 ft | 0.001136 miles |
| 7 ft | 0.001326 miles |
| 8 ft | 0.001515 miles |
| 9 ft | 0.001705 miles |
| 10 ft | 0.001894 miles |
| 20 ft | 0.003788 miles |
| 30 ft | 0.005682 miles |
| 40 ft | 0.007576 miles |
| 50 ft | 0.009470 miles |
| 60 ft | 0.011364 miles |
| 70 ft | 0.013258 miles |
| 80 ft | 0.015152 miles |
| 90 ft | 0.017045 miles |
| 100 ft | 0.018939 miles |
| 200 ft | 0.037879 miles |
| 300 ft | 0.056818 miles |
| 400 ft | 0.075758 miles |
| 500 ft | 0.094697 miles |
| 600 ft | 0.113636 miles |
| 700 ft | 0.132576 miles |
| 800 ft | 0.151515 miles |
| 900 ft | 0.170455 miles |
| 1,000 ft | 0.189394 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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