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 5185 feet into miles we have to multiply 5185 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

5185 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 5185 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.98200757575758 mi

The final result is:

5185 ft → 0.98200757575758 mi

We conclude that 5185 feet is equivalent to 0.98200757575758 miles:

5185 feet = 0.98200757575758 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.0183220829315 × 5185 feet.

Another way is saying that 5185 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0183220829315 miles.

Approximate result

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

5185 ft ≅ 0.982 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point zero one eight times five thousand one hundred eighty-five 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