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 8242 feet into miles we have to multiply 8242 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

8242 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8242 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.5609848484848 mi

The final result is:

8242 ft → 1.5609848484848 mi

We conclude that 8242 feet is equivalent to 1.5609848484848 miles:

8242 feet = 1.5609848484848 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.64062120844455 × 8242 feet.

Another way is saying that 8242 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.64062120844455 miles.

Approximate result

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

8242 ft ≅ 1.561 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point six four one times eight thousand two hundred forty-two 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