The mile is a linear measurement of length equal to exactly 1,609.344 meters. One mile is also equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. It originated from the Roman mille passus, or "thousand paces" which measured 5,000 Roman feet.
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Decimeters (mm) | {{dm}} |
Feet (ft) | {{ft}} |
Inches (in) | {{inc}} |
Kilometers (km) | {{km}} |
Meter (m) | {{m}} |
Millimeter (mm) | {{mm}} |
Yards (yd) | {{yd}} |
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Chains (ch) | {{ch}} |
Furlongs (fur) | {{fur}} |
International Nautical Miles(nmi) | {{nmi}} |
Lightyears (ly) | {{ly}} |
Parsecs (pc) | {{pc}} |
UK Nautical Miles(UKnmi) | {{UKnmi}} |