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 856 feet into miles we have to multiply 856 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

856 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 856 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.16212121212121 mi

The final result is:

856 ft → 0.16212121212121 mi

We conclude that 856 feet is equivalent to 0.16212121212121 miles:

856 feet = 0.16212121212121 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 6.1682242990654 × 856 feet.

Another way is saying that 856 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.1682242990654 miles.

Approximate result

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

856 ft ≅ 0.162 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately six point one six eight times eight hundred fifty-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