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 879 feet into miles we have to multiply 879 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

879 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 879 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.16647727272727 mi

The final result is:

879 ft → 0.16647727272727 mi

We conclude that 879 feet is equivalent to 0.16647727272727 miles:

879 feet = 0.16647727272727 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 6.0068259385666 × 879 feet.

Another way is saying that 879 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.0068259385666 miles.

Approximate result

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

879 ft ≅ 0.166 mi

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