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What is a Mile?

Length Unit

Definition

A mile is a unit of length equal to 1,609.344 meters or 5,280 feet. It is primarily used in the United States, United Kingdom, and a few other countries.

Popular Mile Conversions

Most common conversions from Miles

1 mi = 1,609.34 m Mile to Meters 1 mi = 1.6093 km Mile to Kilometers 1 mi = 160,934.4 cm Mile to Centimeters 1 mi = 1,609,344 mm Mile to Millimeters 1 mi = 1,760 yd Mile to Yards 1 mi = 5,280 ft Mile to Feet

History

The mile originated from the Roman 'mille passus' meaning 'thousand paces', which was about 1,480 meters. The statute mile of 5,280 feet was established by an act of the English Parliament in 1593.

Common Uses

  • Road distances and speed limits in the US and UK
  • Running races (the four-minute mile is a famous athletic benchmark)
  • Everyday distance references in the US
  • Maritime and aviation in some contexts

Fun Facts

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Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes in 1954

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The phrase 'go the extra mile' comes from the Bible

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A nautical mile is different from a statute mile (1.852 km vs 1.609 km)

All Mile Conversions

Miles to Meters mi → m Miles to Kilometers mi → km Miles to Centimeters mi → cm Miles to Millimeters mi → mm Miles to Yards mi → yd Miles to Feet mi → ft Miles to Inches mi → in Miles to Nautical Miles mi → nmi Miles to Micrometers mi → μm Miles to Nanometers mi → nm Miles to Light Years mi → ly

Related Units

km Kilometer ft Foot yd Yard nmi Nautical Mile