Convert mile (US survey) to millimeter
Please provide values below to convert mile (US survey) [mi (survey)] to millimeter [mm], or Convert millimeter to mile (US survey).
How to Convert Mile (Us Survey) to Millimeter
1 mi (survey) = 1609347.2186944 mm
Example: convert 15 mi (survey) to mm:
15 mi (survey) = 15 Γ 1609347.2186944 mm = 24140208.280416 mm
Mile (Us Survey) to Millimeter Conversion Table
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Mile (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey mile is a unit of length equal to 5,280 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was defined such that 1 meter is exactly 39.37 inches. This made the U.S. survey mile slightly longer than the international mile. The use of the survey foot was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey mile was used for land surveying in the United States.
Millimeter
A millimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one-thousandth of a meter.
History/Origin
The prefix "milli-" comes from the Latin word "mille," meaning thousand. The millimeter was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The millimeter is widely used in engineering and manufacturing for high-precision measurements. It is also a common unit in construction and for measuring small objects.