There are 5,280 feet within one mile. A mile is a unit of length that is used in a number of different systems. In modern English, a mile generally refers to the statute mile, which equates to the amount of feet that I outlined above. This is also the same as 1,760 yards, and 1,609 meters. There is also the United States survey mile, which is equivalent to 5,280 US survey feet. The mile is around one third of the older measurement, the league, and is sometimes also known as a nautical mile. A nautical mile is actually 1,852 meters and 6,076feet in length. The nautical mile is used for navigation and aerial purposes.
The modern use of the mile as a measurement is often thought to be confined to the United States, but it is used incredibly often in the United Kingdom. You will struggle to find anywhere else in the world that uses the mile as a common unit of measurement. There are many kinds of miles, including historical miles and some similar units that are translated to miles in English, which vary between 1 and fifteen kilometers.
In the past there have been many abbreviations for a mile, too. This is with and without the trailing period. These abbreviations include mi, ml, m and M. In the United States of America, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has now decided to use (and recommend) the use of 'mi' as an abbreviation in every day terms - at least, in the United Kingdom and the United States. Units such as miles per gallon and miles per hour, which are of course used in the US and the UK, are always abbreviated to mpg and mph as opposed to the abbreviations mi/h and mi/gal.
The modern use of the mile as a measurement is often thought to be confined to the United States, but it is used incredibly often in the United Kingdom. You will struggle to find anywhere else in the world that uses the mile as a common unit of measurement. There are many kinds of miles, including historical miles and some similar units that are translated to miles in English, which vary between 1 and fifteen kilometers.
In the past there have been many abbreviations for a mile, too. This is with and without the trailing period. These abbreviations include mi, ml, m and M. In the United States of America, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has now decided to use (and recommend) the use of 'mi' as an abbreviation in every day terms - at least, in the United Kingdom and the United States. Units such as miles per gallon and miles per hour, which are of course used in the US and the UK, are always abbreviated to mpg and mph as opposed to the abbreviations mi/h and mi/gal.
