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 872 feet into miles we have to multiply 872 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

872 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 872 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.16515151515152 mi

The final result is:

872 ft → 0.16515151515152 mi

We conclude that 872 feet is equivalent to 0.16515151515152 miles:

872 feet = 0.16515151515152 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 6.0550458715596 × 872 feet.

Another way is saying that 872 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.0550458715596 miles.

Approximate result

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

872 ft ≅ 0.165 mi

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