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 842 feet into miles we have to multiply 842 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

842 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 842 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.1594696969697 mi

The final result is:

842 ft → 0.1594696969697 mi

We conclude that 842 feet is equivalent to 0.1594696969697 miles:

842 feet = 0.1594696969697 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 6.270783847981 × 842 feet.

Another way is saying that 842 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.270783847981 miles.

Approximate result

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

842 ft ≅ 0.159 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately six point two seven one times eight 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