Convert meters to miles
Please provide values below to convert meter [m] to mile [mi], or vice versa.
Meter
Definition: A meter (symbol: m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the length of the path traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
History/origin: The meter was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle, so the Earth's circumference is approximately 40,000 km. In 1799, the meter was redefined in terms of a prototype meter bar (the actual bar used was changed in 1889). In 1960, the meter was redefined in terms of a certain number of wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86. The current definition was adopted in 1983.
Current use: The meter is used globally (in countries that have undergone metrication) for general length measurements. It is used in both everyday and scientific contexts and serves as the base unit of length in the SI system from which all other length units are derived.
Mile
Definition: A mile (symbol: mi) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. It is equal to 1,760 yards, 5,280 feet, or exactly 1.609344 kilometers.
History/origin: The mile has its origins in Roman antiquity. The word "mile" comes from the Latin "mille passus" meaning "a thousand paces." A Roman pace was two steps (left and right), and was approximately five Roman feet. The Roman mile was thus about 5,000 Roman feet or roughly 1,480 meters. Over time, various countries adopted different definitions of the mile. The current international mile was established by an international agreement in 1959 between the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa.
Current use: The mile is primarily used in the United States and the United Kingdom for road distances. In the US, it is used alongside feet and inches in everyday measurements, while the UK has adopted a dual system where road signs show distances in miles but most other measurements use metric units. Additionally, the mile is used in aviation and marine navigation as the nautical mile, which is slightly longer than the international mile at approximately 1,852 meters (6,076 feet).