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 850 feet into miles we have to multiply 850 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

850 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 850 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.16098484848485 mi

The final result is:

850 ft → 0.16098484848485 mi

We conclude that 850 feet is equivalent to 0.16098484848485 miles:

850 feet = 0.16098484848485 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 6.2117647058824 × 850 feet.

Another way is saying that 850 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2117647058824 miles.

Approximate result

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

850 ft ≅ 0.161 mi

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