FT to Miles

How do you convert ft to miles?

To convert feet to miles, divide the number of feet by 5,280. One international mile is defined as exactly 5,280 feet, so the conversion is a single division with no rounding involved: 10,000 ft ÷ 5,280 = 1.8939 miles. To reverse it, multiply miles by 5,280. The same constant works in both directions.Formulamiles = feet ÷ 5,280feet = miles × 5,2801 mile = 5,280 ft = 1,760 yd = 1,609.344 m, exactly.

What is the feet to miles conversion?

The feet to miles conversion divides a distance in feet by 5,280, because one international mile is defined as exactly 5,280 feet. That figure is a definition rather than a measurement: the 1959 International Yard and Pound Agreement fixed the yard at exactly 0.9144 metres, which makes a foot exactly 0.3048 metres and a mile exactly 1,609.344 metres.

How to use the ft to miles calculator?

Four steps, none of which involve pressing a button labelled Convert.1Type your value in feetEnter any number in the left field — 500, 5,280, 35,000. Commas are fine, and so are fractions like 1/4.2Read the answer in milesThe right field fills in immediately and counts up to the new value. There is nothing to click.3Set your precisionDrag the decimal-places slider.

Where to go from here?

Each of these handles a variation of the same question, using the same constants.Need a specific number?The conversion chart lists 35 common feet-to-miles values — 500, 1,000, 5,280, 35,000 — already worked out.Going the other way?The miles-to-feet calculator handles the reverse, including quarter- and half-mile race splits.Converting a speed, not a distance?Feet per second and miles per hour use the same 5,280.