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 897.4 feet into miles we have to multiply 897.4 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

897.4 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 897.4 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.16996212121212 mi

The final result is:

897.4 ft → 0.16996212121212 mi

We conclude that 897.4 feet is equivalent to 0.16996212121212 miles:

897.4 feet = 0.16996212121212 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 5.8836639179853 × 897.4 feet.

Another way is saying that 897.4 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8836639179853 miles.

Approximate result

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

897.4 ft ≅ 0.17 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately five point eight eight four times eight hundred ninety-seven point four 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