Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to miles is 0.00018939393939394, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.00018939393939394 miles:

1 ft = 0.00018939393939394 mi

To convert 4242 feet into miles we have to multiply 4242 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.00018939393939394 mi

4242 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 4242 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.80340909090909 mi

The final result is:

4242 ft → 0.80340909090909 mi

We conclude that 4242 feet is equivalent to 0.80340909090909 miles:

4242 feet = 0.80340909090909 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.2446958981612 × 4242 feet.

Another way is saying that 4242 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2446958981612 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred forty-two feet is approximately zero point eight zero three miles:

4242 ft ≅ 0.803 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point two four five times four thousand two hundred forty-two feet.

Conversion table

feet to miles chart

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