Kilometer to Miles

The International System for Units (SI) uses the unit of length known as the kilometer (symbol: km). 0.6214 miles are equal to one kilometer. A mile is a unit of length used in both the imperial and US customary systems of measurements (symbol: mi or m). Exactly 1,609.344 meters, or 5,280 feet, 1,760 meters, are the measurements used today.

History

A metric prefix that means "one thousand" is kilo-. Therefore, a kilometer is equal to 1000 meters. An English unit of dimension (predecessor to Imperial & US normal Units) is the mile.

How can I utilize the Calculator to Convert Miles to Kilometers?

The kilometer to mile converter should be used as follows:

1. Type in the input box the number of kilometers.
2. To obtain the resulting value, click the "Solve" button now.
3. The output field will then show the distance in kilometers to mile conversion.