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 8978 feet into miles we have to multiply 8978 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

8978 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8978 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.7003787878788 mi

The final result is:

8978 ft → 1.7003787878788 mi

We conclude that 8978 feet is equivalent to 1.7003787878788 miles:

8978 feet = 1.7003787878788 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.58810425484518 × 8978 feet.

Another way is saying that 8978 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.58810425484518 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-eight feet is approximately one point seven miles:

8978 ft ≅ 1.7 mi

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