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 1042 miles into feet we have to multiply 1042 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

1042 mi → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1042 mi × 5280 ft

L_(ft) = 5501760 ft

The final result is:

1042 mi → 5501760 ft

We conclude that 1042 miles is equivalent to 5501760 feet:

1042 miles = 5501760 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 1.8176001861223E-7 × 1042 miles.

Another way is saying that 1042 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8176001861223E-7 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two miles is approximately five million five hundred one thousand seven hundred sixty feet:

1042 mi ≅ 5501760 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times one thousand forty-two 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