Convert miles to meters

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Answer: 1,609.344
miles (mi)
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1 miles = 1,609.344 meters

Precise decimal and fraction answers

The conversion in meters rounded to six significant decimal places is 1 mi = 1,609.344000 m. The precise fraction answer is 1,609 43/125 m.

Decimal Precision

Conversion from one to ten decimal places

  • 1 mi = 1,609.3 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.34 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.344 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.3440 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.34400 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.344000 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.3440000 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.34400000 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.344000000 m
  • 1 mi = 1,609.3440000000 m

How many meters are in a mile?

There are 1,609.344 meters in one mile. A mile is 1,609.344 times longer than a meter. A meter is 0.062% of a mile

Miles to meters conversion factor and formulas

Formula

The conversion factor between miles and meters is 1,609.344. This represents the ratio of meters per one mile. To calculate the value in meters, we can either multiply by the conversion factor or divide by its inverse.

Multiplication

To convert from miles to meters, multiply miles by 1,609.344.
The formula is expressed as:
mi × 1,609.344 = m

Division

Alternatively we can divide by the inverse conversion factor to get the same result.
The inverse of 1,609.344 is 1/1,609.344 or 0.001. To convert from miles to meters, divide miles by 0.001.
The formula is expressed as:
mi ÷ 0.001 = m

About this conversion

Converting miles to meters is a conversion between units from separate unit systems - miles are US Customary / UK Imperial defined units while meters are metric (SI) .

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About Miles

Customary/Imperial Unit

The mile is a measure of distance between two points used within the US Customary and British Imperial units of measure. It is customarily used to measure large geographical distances. The mile is officially defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards or 1,609.344 meters. The abbreviation or for miles is 'mi' or sometimes 'm' as in miles per hour. The mile's origin stems from the Roman mile, which marked the distance the Roman army could march over 1,000 (mille) paces.

About Meters

SI Unit

The meter is the primary unit for measurement of length within the metric (SI) system of measure. It is officially defined as the distance which light travels in 1/299,792,458th of a second in a vacuum. Internationally the meter is usually spelled 'metre', however the prevalent spelling in the United States is 'meter'. Its symbol is the lower case letter m. The meter is the base unit for deriving all other SI units of length eg. kilometer (1,000 meters).

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1 miles to other length units

Metric

  • 1 mi = 1.609 km
  • 1 mi = 1,609.344 m
  • 1 mi = 16,093.44 dm
  • 1 mi = 160,934.4 cm
  • 1 mi = 1,609,344 mm
  • 1 mi = 1.609×109 µ
  • 1 mi = 1.609×1012 nm

Imperial/U.S.

  • 1 mi = 1 mi
  • 1 mi = 1,760 yd
  • 1 mi = 5,280 ft
  • 1 mi = 63,360 in

References and Citations

  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) General Tables of Units of Measurement
  2. International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) The International System of Units (SI)

Miles to meters conversion table

mi m
1 mi 1,609.344 m
2 mi 3,218.688 m
3 mi 4,828.032 m
4 mi 6,437.376 m
5 mi 8,046.72 m
6 mi 9,656.064 m
7 mi 11,265.408 m
8 mi 12,874.752 m
9 mi 14,484.096 m
10 mi 16,093.44 m
mi m
20 mi 32,186.88 m
30 mi 48,280.32 m
40 mi 64,373.76 m
50 mi 80,467.2 m
60 mi 96,560.64 m
70 mi 112,654.08 m
80 mi 128,747.52 m
90 mi 144,840.96 m
100 mi 160,934.4 m
1,000 mi 1,609,344 m

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