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 979 feet into miles we have to multiply 979 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

979 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 979 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.18541666666667 mi

The final result is:

979 ft → 0.18541666666667 mi

We conclude that 979 feet is equivalent to 0.18541666666667 miles:

979 feet = 0.18541666666667 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 5.3932584269663 × 979 feet.

Another way is saying that 979 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 5.3932584269663 miles.

Approximate result

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

979 ft ≅ 0.185 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately five point three nine three times nine 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