5 280 Feet To Miles. You can view more details on each measurement unit. A mile is a unit of distance equal to 5 280 feet or exactly 1 609344 kilometers.
Since a furlong was 660 feet we ended up with a 5 280 foot mile. Mile feet 0 00018939393. But there is a historical reason behind it just like these other explanations of little things.
We assume you are converting between foot and mile.
The basic concept of the mile originated in roman times. The romans used a unit of distance called the mille passum which literally translated into a thousand paces since each pace was considered to be five roman feet which were a bit shorter than our modern feet the mile ended up being 5 000 roman feet or roughly 4 850 of our modern feet. By definition 5280 feet equal one mile. But there is a historical reason behind it just like these other explanations of little things.
