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A geographical mile, also known as a nautical mile, is based on the Earth's circumference and is equivalent to one minute of latitude, measuring approximately 1.15078 statute miles or 1,852 meters. In contrast, a statute mile is a unit of length used in the United States and the UK, defined as exactly 5,280 feet or about 1,609.34 meters. Nautical miles are primarily used in maritime and aviation contexts, while statute miles are used for land distances.
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What is a statute mile?
A statute mile is a normal mile.
How many meters are there in a statute mile?
1,609.344 meters in a statute mile.
How many kilometers in a statute mile?
1 statute mile = about 1.609 kilometers.
How many furlongs are in a statute mile?
8 furlongs per statute mile.
Which is greater - 1 mile or 1nautical mile?
A nautical mile is greater than a statute (land) mile. One nautical mile is equal to about 1.15 statute miles.
What is a geographical mile?
A nautical mile
How many miles are in 83 statute miles?
A statute mile is a normal mile, so the answer stays the same: 83
How many nautial miles equal one statute mile?
One statute mile is 0.86897624 nautical miles.
What is statue miles?
It's statute mile, not statue mile. However, 1 statute mile = 1.609344 kilometers Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile
How many feet difference is 1 nautical mile and 1 statute mile?
Nautical mile = 6080 feet Statute mile = 5280 feet Difference = 800 feet.
Using gps coordinates does a minute equal a statute mile?
Using GPS coordinates, a minute equals a nautical mile at the equator. A nautical mile is equal to 6,076 feet. A statute mile is equal to 5,280 feet. A minute equals 1.15 statute miles.
Which is longer a nautical mile or statute mile?
1 mi = .868976 nautical mile
