8 miles to km

If you are trying to convert 8 miles to km you might be asking one of these questions (they are all the same): 

  • What is 8 mi to km?
  • What is 8 mi to kilometers?
  • What is 8 miles to kilometers?

Just a quick reminder about the abbreviations. mi=miles and km=kilometers. 

When you convert 8 miles to km the ANSWER is 12.874752.

You can also use this converter to convert any number of miles (mi) to kilometers (km):

Convert miles to km

Also here are the most common miles (mi) to kilometers (km) conversions in this table:

Mile (mi) Kilometer (km) Mile (mi) Kilometer (km)
1 1.609344 51 82.076544
2 3.218688 52 83.685888
3 4.828032 53 85.295232
4 6.437376 54 86.904576
5 8.04672 55 88.51392
6 9.656064 56 90.123264
7 11.265408 57 91.732608
8 12.874752 58 93.341952
9 14.484096 59 94.951296
10 16.09344 60 96.56064
11 17.702784 61 98.169984
12 19.312128 62 99.779328
13 20.921472 63 101.388672
14 22.530816 64 102.998016
15 24.14016 65 104.60736
16 25.749504 66 106.216704
17 27.358848 67 107.826048
18 28.968192 68 109.435392
19 30.577536 69 111.044736
20 32.18688 70 112.65408
21 33.796224 71 114.263424
22 35.405568 72 115.872768
23 37.014912 73 117.482112
24 38.624256 74 119.091456
25 40.2336 75 120.7008
26 41.842944 76 122.310144
27 43.452288 77 123.919488
28 45.061632 78 125.528832
29 46.670976 79 127.138176
30 48.28032 80 128.74752
31 49.889664 81 130.356864
32 51.499008 82 131.966208
33 53.108352 83 133.575552
34 54.717696 84 135.184896
35 56.32704 85 136.79424
36 57.936384 86 138.403584
37 59.545728 87 140.012928
38 61.155072 88 141.622272
39 62.764416 89 143.231616
40 64.37376 90 144.84096
41 65.983104 91 146.450304
42 67.592448 92 148.059648
43 69.201792 93 149.668992
44 70.811136 94 151.278336
45 72.42048 95 152.88768
46 74.029824 96 154.497024
47 75.639168 97 156.106368
48 77.248512 98 157.715712
49 78.857856 99 159.325056
50 80.4672 100 160.9344

How to convert 8 miles (mi) to kilometers (km)?

There are two methods you can use to do miles to km conversion:

1st Method – Multiply by 1.609344

Since there are 1.609344 miles (mi) to kilometers (km) you can multiply the number of miles (mi) you are trying to convert by 1.609344. Therefore, multiply 8 by 1.609344. Here is the formula:

8 x 1.609344 = 12.874752

2nd Method – Divide by 0.6213711922

In order to convert miles (mi) to kilometers (km) you just need to divide the number of miles you are trying to convert by 0.6213711922. Here is the formula:

8 ÷ 0.6213711922 = 12.874752

Why divide by 0.6213711922 because there are 0.6213711922 miles in 1 kilometer.

In case you need to do a reverse conversion from kilometers (km) to miles (mi) use the converter below:

Convert km to miles

Mile

A unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement, a mile (symbol: mi or m) is presently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or exactly 1,609.344 meters.

A predecessor of Imperial units and United States Customary Units, a mile is an English unit of length. The use of the abbreviation “m” for the mile was typical prior to the widespread adoption of the metric system; after the adoption of the metric system, in order to avoid confusion between miles and meters, “mi” became the preferred abbreviation. The definition of a mile as 5,280 feet (or 8 furlongs), sometimes referred to as the statute mile, international mile, or land mile, which varies from the Roman mile of 5,000 feet, originated due to the significance of the furlong in England, back in 1593. 

Despite that most countries have adopted the metric system and use kilometers, instead of miles, to express land distance, the mile is still commonly used in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Myanmar, and Liberia, as well as some other countries which are either United States or United Kingdom’s territories or have historical connections with either country.

Kilometer

A kilometer, in the International System of Units (SI) is a unit of measurement of length. One kilometer equals 0.62 miles.

The prefix “kilo” indicates one thousand. Therefore, one kilometer is one thousand meters. The origin of the kilometer is connected to the origin of the meter, and its current definition is the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 seconds. 

It is presently the official unit of measurement for expressing distances between geographical locations on land in most of the world. Yet, there still remain a number of countries that mainly use the mile instead of the kilometer including the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). Dissimilar to the United States, the United Kingdom has adopted the metric system. The metric system is widely used in commerce, government, and industry.

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