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 8470 feet into miles we have to multiply 8470 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

8470 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8470 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.6041666666667 mi

The final result is:

8470 ft → 1.6041666666667 mi

We conclude that 8470 feet is equivalent to 1.6041666666667 miles:

8470 feet = 1.6041666666667 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.62337662337662 × 8470 feet.

Another way is saying that 8470 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.62337662337662 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 seventy feet is approximately one point six zero four miles:

8470 ft ≅ 1.604 mi

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