Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to feet is 5280, which means that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet:

1 mi = 5280 ft

To convert 1.7 miles into feet we have to multiply 1.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 5280 ft

1.7 mi → L_(ft)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in feet:

L_(ft) = 1.7 mi × 5280 ft

L_(ft) = 8976 ft

The final result is:

1.7 mi → 8976 ft

We conclude that 1.7 miles is equivalent to 8976 feet:

1.7 miles = 8976 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00011140819964349 × 1.7 miles.

Another way is saying that 1.7 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011140819964349 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one point seven miles is approximately eight thousand nine hundred seventy-six feet:

1.7 mi ≅ 8976 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times one point seven miles.

Conversion table

miles to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles to feet