Current use: It is currently the official unit of measurement for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world. However, there still remain a number of countries that primarily use the mile instead of the kilometer including the United States and the United Kingdom UK.
Unlike the United States, the UK has adopted the metric system; while the metric system is widely used in government, commerce, and industry, remnants of the imperial system can still be seen in the UK's use of miles in its road systems. Definition: A mile symbol: mi or m is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. It is currently defined as 5, feet, 1, yards, or exactly 1, The use of the abbreviation "m" for mile was common before the widespread adoption of the metric system; after the adoption of the metric system, "mi" became the preferred abbreviation in order to avoid confusion between miles and meters.
Definition: A mile symbol: mi or m is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. It is currently defined as 5, feet, 1, yards, or exactly 1, The use of the abbreviation "m" for mile was common before the widespread adoption of the metric system; after the adoption of the metric system, "mi" became the preferred abbreviation in order to avoid confusion between miles and meters.
The definition of a mile as 5, feet or 8 furlongs , sometimes referred to as the statute mile, international mile, or land mile, which differs from the Roman mile of 5, feet, developed due to the importance of the furlong in England, back in Convert from: Kilometers km Miles mi.
Convert to: Kilometers km Miles mi. Value to convert:. Round decimal places : 1 2 3 4 - Convert. Use this calculator to convert kilometers km to miles mi and miles to kilometers. This converter is part of the full length and distance converter tool. Like this? Miles to Kilometers Conversions Miles Kilometers 1 mile 1.
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