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   What is the difference between a mile and a statute mile?

   • Miles are units of length, measuring 5,280 feet or eight furlongs, commonly used in the United States and Great Britain. A statute mile is the name given to the definitive measurement used in Britain and America, where the miles referred to on roads signs or maps for example are statute miles.

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   How many statute miles in 1 nautical mile?

   • Since a nautical mile is defined as the distance of 1 minute of latitude, it turns out that 1 nautical mile is equal to 1.15 statute miles. The actual value now is set at about 1.15078 statute miles because the nautical mile was redefined to be exactly 1852 meters (now internationally accepted).

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   How many miles does a statute mile cover?

   • Recent Examples on the Web In statute miles, the route will cover 9,537 miles, according to the Great Circle Mapper website. Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY, 25 June 2018 These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'statute mile.'

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   How many feet in 5 statute miles?

   • Conversely, to convert statute miles to feet, you would multiply the number of statute miles by 5,280. For instance, if you have 5 statute miles, the conversion would be 5 * 5,280 = 26,400 feet. In terms of precision and accuracy, nautical miles are preferred in navigation due to their direct correlation with the Earth’s coordinates.

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   Apr 25, 2017 · A statute mile is a unit of length measuring 5,280 feet, used in Britain and America. Learn how it differs from the international and nautical mile, and how it was standardized by Queen Elizabeth I.

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   Jun 25, 2018 · noun. : mile sense 1a. Examples of statute mile in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web In statute miles, the route will cover 9,537 miles, according to the Great Circle Mapper website. Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY, 25 June 2018.

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   In the United States, statute mile normally refers to the survey mile, about 3.219 mm (1 ⁄ 8 inch) longer than the international mile (the international mile is exactly 0.0002% less than the US survey mile).

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   Mar 17, 2024 · Definition of Statute Mile Legal Definition. In the United States, the statute mile is defined as exactly 5,280 feet. This legal definition has been in place since the early days of the country and is used extensively in various industries, including transportation, construction, and land surveying.

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   Aug 5, 2017 · Learn the difference between nautical mile and statute mile, and how they are related to knot, a unit of speed. Find out the historical and practical reasons for using these units in aviation and navigation.

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   Learn the history and definitions of the statute mile, the nautical mile, and the knot, a unit of speed at sea. The statute mile is 5,280 feet, the nautical mile is 1,852 meters, and the knot is one nautical mile per hour.

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   noun - A statute mile is a unit of length, most commonly 5,280 feet (1,760 yards, or about 1,609.3 meters). The statute mile is most often called a Mile or Land mile to distinguish it from the Nautical mile (1,852 meters, about 6,076.1 feet).