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 8740 feet into miles we have to multiply 8740 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

8740 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8740 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.655303030303 mi

The final result is:

8740 ft → 1.655303030303 mi

We conclude that 8740 feet is equivalent to 1.655303030303 miles:

8740 feet = 1.655303030303 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.60411899313501 × 8740 feet.

Another way is saying that 8740 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.60411899313501 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 forty feet is approximately one point six five five miles:

8740 ft ≅ 1.655 mi

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