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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to feet is 5280, which means that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet:

1 mi = 5280 ft

To convert 8.5 miles into feet we have to multiply 8.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 5280 ft

8.5 mi → L(ft)

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

L(ft) = 8.5 mi × 5280 ft

L(ft) = 44880 ft

The final result is:

8.5 mi → 44880 ft

We conclude that 8.5 miles is equivalent to 44880 feet:

8.5 miles = 44880 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 2.2281639928699E-5 × 8.5 miles.

Another way is saying that 8.5 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 2.2281639928699E-5 feet.

Approximate result

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

8.5 mi ≅ 44880 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times eight point five miles.

Conversion table

miles to feet chart

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

miles (mi) feet (ft)
9.5 miles 50160 feet
10.5 miles 55440 feet
11.5 miles 60720 feet
12.5 miles 66000 feet
13.5 miles 71280 feet
14.5 miles 76560 feet
15.5 miles 81840 feet
16.5 miles 87120 feet
17.5 miles 92400 feet
18.5 miles 97680 feet