Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 479 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 479 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

479 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 479 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 770.875776 km

The final result is:

479 mi → 770.875776 km

We conclude that 479 miles is equivalent to 770.875776 kilometers:

479 miles = 770.875776 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0012972258710592 × 479 miles.

Another way is saying that 479 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012972258710592 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

479 mi ≅ 770.876 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred seventy-nine miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

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