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 8397 feet into miles we have to multiply 8397 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

8397 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8397 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.5903409090909 mi

The final result is:

8397 ft → 1.5903409090909 mi

We conclude that 8397 feet is equivalent to 1.5903409090909 miles:

8397 feet = 1.5903409090909 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.62879599857092 × 8397 feet.

Another way is saying that 8397 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.62879599857092 miles.

Approximate result

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

8397 ft ≅ 1.59 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point six two nine times eight thousand three hundred ninety-seven 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