Mile mi
About the Mile
The statute mile is 1760 yards or 5280 feet, exactly 1609.344 metres. It descends from the Roman mille passus of a thousand paces, lengthened in England in 1593 to eight furlongs. The UK and US still use miles for road distances and speed limits.
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