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 8517 feet into miles we have to multiply 8517 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

8517 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8517 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.6130681818182 mi

The final result is:

8517 ft → 1.6130681818182 mi

We conclude that 8517 feet is equivalent to 1.6130681818182 miles:

8517 feet = 1.6130681818182 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.61993659739345 × 8517 feet.

Another way is saying that 8517 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.61993659739345 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 seventeen feet is approximately one point six one three miles:

8517 ft ≅ 1.613 mi

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