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 8500 feet into miles we have to multiply 8500 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

8500 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8500 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.6098484848485 mi

The final result is:

8500 ft → 1.6098484848485 mi

We conclude that 8500 feet is equivalent to 1.6098484848485 miles:

8500 feet = 1.6098484848485 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.62117647058824 × 8500 feet.

Another way is saying that 8500 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.62117647058824 miles.

Approximate result

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

8500 ft ≅ 1.61 mi

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