Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to inches is 63360, which means that 1 mile is equal to 63360 inches:

1 mi = 63360 in

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

1 mi → 63360 in

8.5 mi → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 8.5 mi × 63360 in

L_(in) = 538560 in

The final result is:

8.5 mi → 538560 in

We conclude that 8.5 miles is equivalent to 538560 inches:

8.5 miles = 538560 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.8568033273916E-6 × 8.5 miles.

Another way is saying that 8.5 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8568033273916E-6 inches.

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 five hundred thirty-eight thousand five hundred sixty inches:

8.5 mi ≅ 538560 in

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

Conversion table

miles to inches chart

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