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 8742 feet into miles we have to multiply 8742 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

8742 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8742 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.6556818181818 mi

The final result is:

8742 ft → 1.6556818181818 mi

We conclude that 8742 feet is equivalent to 1.6556818181818 miles:

8742 feet = 1.6556818181818 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.60398078242965 × 8742 feet.

Another way is saying that 8742 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.60398078242965 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-two feet is approximately one point six five six miles:

8742 ft ≅ 1.656 mi

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