Miles to Feet Converter
Use this converter to easily convert between Miles and Feet (miles to ft).
- How many Feet equal one Mile?
- Difference between Miles and Feet
- How to convert Miles to Feet
- miles to ft conversion table
How many Feet equal one 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 Miles and Feet
The mile is a unit for measuring distances, while feet are mostly used to measure dimensions. Feet are also used to measure small distances, such as the dimensions of a house, yard, football or baseball field - anywhere where greater precision is required. Both units are a part of the imperial unit system which is used primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Historically, the foot is an older metric compared to the mile, its existence hard to trace to an origin. The mile is also quite old, for example in the Roman Empire there was the Roman mile, equal to 5,000 feet. It had different definitions through time and depending on the country and location, e.g. English mile, Irish mile, Italian mile. Nowadays both metrics are defined relative to the meter, so they are essentially alternative inconvenient units in the metric system.
How to convert Miles to Feet
To convert miles to feet, multiply the distance in miles by 5280 to get the equivalent in feet. The conversion can be done with a calculator, or use our online miles to feet converter above.
Miles to Feet conversion example
Sample task: convert 3 miles to feet. Solution:
Formula:
miles * 5280 = ft
Calculation:
3 miles * 5,280 = 15,840 ft
End result:
3 miles is equal to 15,840 ft
miles to ft conversion table
| miles | ft |
|---|---|
| 1 miles | 5,280 ft |
| 2 miles | 10,560 ft |
| 3 miles | 15,840 ft |
| 4 miles | 21,120 ft |
| 5 miles | 26,400 ft |
| 6 miles | 31,680 ft |
| 7 miles | 36,960 ft |
| 8 miles | 42,240 ft |
| 9 miles | 47,520 ft |
| 10 miles | 52,800 ft |
| 20 miles | 105,600 ft |
| 30 miles | 158,400 ft |
| 40 miles | 211,200 ft |
| 50 miles | 264,000 ft |
| 60 miles | 316,800 ft |
| 70 miles | 369,600 ft |
| 80 miles | 422,400 ft |
| 90 miles | 475,200 ft |
| 100 miles | 528,000 ft |
| 200 miles | 1,056,000 ft |
| 300 miles | 1,584,000 ft |
| 400 miles | 2,112,000 ft |
| 500 miles | 2,640,000 ft |
| 600 miles | 3,168,000 ft |
| 700 miles | 3,696,000 ft |
| 800 miles | 4,224,000 ft |
| 900 miles | 4,752,000 ft |
| 1,000 miles | 5,280,000 ft |
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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