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 501 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 501 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

501 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 501 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 806.281344 km

The final result is:

501 mi → 806.281344 km

We conclude that 501 miles is equivalent to 806.281344 kilometers:

501 miles = 806.281344 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0012402618607532 × 501 miles.

Another way is saying that 501 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012402618607532 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred one miles is approximately eight hundred six point two eight one kilometers:

501 mi ≅ 806.281 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred one 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