Convert Miles to Kilometers Manually. This chart allows users to convert Miles to Kilometers manually. For example, the chart below shows that 8 miles is equal to 12.875 kilometers.
Search This Site:Learn More.Examples for everyday situations.A concise reference for virtually any subject.The basic metric unit of length is the (American spelling) or metre (British and BIPM spelling). It is currently defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 second.One kilometer is about 0.62 miles. So if you usually think of speed in miles per hour, when looking at a car speedometer showing km/hr, you may think you are going much faster than you really are.The most common length units in the U.S. Customary system are the inch, foot, yard and mile.
Although there have been various historical definitions, the yard is currently defined as 0.9144 meters.Metric Conversion Questions?. Check the unit conversion. Visit us onfor answers to your unit conversions or metric system questions.Copyright © 2011 - 2018, Science Made Simple, Inc. All Rights Reserved.No part of these pages shall be reproduced, stored or transmitted by any means, without prior written permission from the publisher.No liability is assumed with respect to the use of information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of these pages, the authors and publisher assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.For more information, see the Disclaimer.Published by: Science Made Simple, Inc., P.O.Box 503, Voorhees, NJ 08043.
Miles:A mile is a most popular measurement unit of length, equal to most commonly 5,280 feet (1,760 yards, or about 1,609 meters). The mile of 5,280 feet is called land mile or the statute mile to distinguish it from the nautical mile (1,852 meters, about 6,076.1 feet). Use of the mile as a unit of measurement is now largely confined to the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.Kilometers:The kilometer (SI symbol: km) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 1000m (also written as 1E+3m). It is commonly used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world.