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 8976 feet into miles we have to multiply 8976 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

8976 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8976 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.7 mi

The final result is:

8976 ft → 1.7 mi

We conclude that 8976 feet is equivalent to 1.7 miles:

8976 feet = 1.7 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.58823529411765 × 8976 feet.

Another way is saying that 8976 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.58823529411765 miles.

Approximate result

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

8976 ft ≅ 1.7 mi

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