Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to meters is 1609.344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1609.344 meters:

1 mi = 1609.344 m

To convert 397 miles into meters we have to multiply 397 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1609.344 m

397 mi → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 397 mi × 1609.344 m

L_(m) = 638909.568 m

The final result is:

397 mi → 638909.568 m

We conclude that 397 miles is equivalent to 638909.568 meters:

397 miles = 638909.568 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.5651667310764E-6 × 397 miles.

Another way is saying that 397 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 1.5651667310764E-6 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred ninety-seven miles is approximately six hundred thirty-eight thousand nine hundred nine point five six eight meters:

397 mi ≅ 638909.568 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero times three hundred ninety-seven miles.

Conversion table

miles to meters chart

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