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 8442 feet into miles we have to multiply 8442 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

8442 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8442 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.5988636363636 mi

The final result is:

8442 ft → 1.5988636363636 mi

We conclude that 8442 feet is equivalent to 1.5988636363636 miles:

8442 feet = 1.5988636363636 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.62544420753376 × 8442 feet.

Another way is saying that 8442 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.62544420753376 miles.

Approximate result

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

8442 ft ≅ 1.599 mi

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