How many yards in a mile

By Becky Kleanthous|Last update: 18 July 2023

Albert Einstein was once asked how many feet there are in a mile. His reply was "I don't know, why should I fill my brain with facts I can find in two minutes in any standard reference book?"

These days, we don't need a reference book - we have Google.

And when you ask Google the question, you get the answer: 1 mile = 5280 feet. If you want to convert miles to feet or feet to miles, by the way, you can always make use of our length and distance converter. There's also a very handy chart at the bottom of this article.

Otherwise, do continue reading to learn why there's a bit more to the conversion than you might think. Here's Becky Kleanthous to explain...

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Gosh, we love miles don't we? We chuck 'em about like they're salt on chips, so casual, and so intangible.

The coffee shop? Oh, just a mile down the road. And we're all exhausted because we walked miles today!

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