Convert miles to nautical miles
¿You need to convert miles in nautical miles?
With this tool you can convert miles to nautical miles of a quick, easy, and free. Discover how many miles are a certain number of nautical miles. Use this converter online to spend any amount of miles to nautical miles immediately.
¿How it works the converter miles to nautical miles?
Convert from miles to nautical miles with this converter it is very easy and fast. You only have to indicate the quantity of miles you want to convert in the tool top and press the button of “Convert”. As easy as it is to know the equivalence of miles to nautical miles.
¿What is the formula to convert from miles to nautical miles?
To calculate how many nautical miles are a defined number of miles you must apply the following formula:
mi x 0.868976 = mn
For example:
You have 5 miles we will convert to nautical miles, applying the formula we have:
5 x 0.868976 = 4.34488 nautical miles
Definition of miles
The mile is a unit of length and as such enables us to account for the distance between two points, although it does not form part of the Decimal Metric System. Of very ancient origin, was inherited from the Ancient Rome and equivalent to the distance traveled with a thousand steps, being a step-length advanced by a foot while walking -double the number of what now would be considered a step- (Latin milia passuum). The mile roman was about 1481 meters, and therefore, a simple step was about 74 cm, But currently it measures 1.6 km .
Definition of nautical miles
The nautical mile, or nautical mile, is a unit of length used in sea and air transport. Currently, the international definition, adopted in 1929, is the conventional value of 1853,2 m, which is approximately the length of an arc of 1' (one minute of arc, one sixtieth of a degree (sexagesimal) of latitude of the earth. This unit of length does not belong to the International System of Units (SI).