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 242 miles into feet we have to multiply 242 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

242 mi → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 242 mi × 5280 ft

L_(ft) = 1277760 ft

The final result is:

242 mi → 1277760 ft

We conclude that 242 miles is equivalent to 1277760 feet:

242 miles = 1277760 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 7.8261958427248E-7 × 242 miles.

Another way is saying that 242 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 7.8261958427248E-7 feet.

Approximate result

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

242 mi ≅ 1277760 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times two hundred 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