Our latest article will address the question of how many meters there are. Albert Einstein was once asked how many miles of feet are there. He replied, “I don’t know. Why should I fill up my brain with facts that I can find in two minutes using any standard reference book?”
Google is our reference tool. Google will answer the question 1 mile = 5280 ft. If you need to convert miles to feet, or feet to miles please use our distance and length converter. A conversion chart is also available at the end of this article.
Continue reading to find out why there is more to the conversion that you might think. Becky Kleanthous will explain the process in her humorous style.
Miles and feet
‘42,240 feet’
– Eminem’s uncommissioned film
We love miles, don’t you think? We love miles, we chuck them about like salt on chips, so casual and intangible.
Is that the coffee shop? Just a mile away. We’re all tired because we walked miles! However, I was the fastest by a country mile. However, singing is a skill that everyone can do better than me.
Because we love to sweat the little stuff so that you don’t have too, this article will be about how many feet you can squeeze into one mile. We must tread with care (feet!) Tread! Feet! *Tap tap* This thing is on …?!) Because if we put “feet”,’sweat”, and “squeeze,” in one paragraph, it could lead to us sharing search engine results with questionable toe-photography content.
We love a mile. But do we really know what it is?
“But I would still walk 2,640,000 feet and I would also walk 2,640,000 miles more,”
Just to be the man …”
– The Proclaimers’ less-sung hit
The mile’s origins
Latin “mille” is the root of the word, which comes from Romans who were great at organizing stuff. They gave us central heating, concrete and the Fitbit. Their love for logistics led them to create the Roman road and the method of measuring it.Advertisements
“Mille” is a number that means “a thousand”, which will give you an idea of how the Roman measure of “mille pasum”, a thousand paces, was determined. Before you compare your Fitbit stats with Romans to see what makes their steps so short (because a mile is about 2000 steps), Just keep your horses. It’s not due to their restrictive, unwieldy armour. And it’s certainly not because these ancient people took tiny steps to protect their modesty with shabby togas. Actually, it’s a thousand double paces. One stride with each foot is one. Your stride is almost the same as that of a Roman, except it’s not performed at high speed towards an Amphitheatre lion (though charging at the last Starbucks BLT is admirable).
The Roman mile, was the distance that the left foot hits the ground 1000 times . However, it would have been approximately 4860 feet in modern imperial units. It would have been about 5000 Roman feet back then. Although some people attribute this change to an increase in foot size over time, it could also be due to a margin for error. We now have precise measuring equipment, while 2000 years ago, people literally measured. With. Their. Feet.
The modern mile is 5280 feet and not 5000 or 4860. This adds an additional layer of confusion. This is due to a problem with translation. The furlong was a measurement that is based on the plowing power of an oxen group. It was popularized by the English government at the end of 16th century. The English government decided that a mile should consist of eight furlongs. It was a messy calculation, since a furlong measures 660 feet. The mile was therefore extended to 5280 feet to accommodate the furlong, its fashionable friend.
What is the TL;DR solution to this problem? Modern miles are 5280 feet in length ( 1609.344 metres). Next time you don your Fittum Bittus, think about this.
Convert miles to feet
Below is a chart that will help you convert miles to feet. The distance and length converter can be used to convert miles to feet, or miles to miles.
