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 8700 feet into miles we have to multiply 8700 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

8700 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8700 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.6477272727273 mi

The final result is:

8700 ft → 1.6477272727273 mi

We conclude that 8700 feet is equivalent to 1.6477272727273 miles:

8700 feet = 1.6477272727273 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.60689655172414 × 8700 feet.

Another way is saying that 8700 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.60689655172414 miles.

Approximate result

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

8700 ft ≅ 1.648 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point six zero seven times eight thousand seven 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