Convert nautical mile (UK) to mile (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to mile (US survey) [mi (survey)], or Convert mile (US survey) to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Mile (Us Survey)
1 NM (UK) = 1.15151284848488 mi (survey)
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to mi (survey):
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 1.15151284848488 mi (survey) = 17.2726927272731 mi (survey)
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Mile (Us Survey) Conversion Table
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Nautical Mile (Uk)
The UK nautical mile, or Admiralty mile, was defined as 6,080 feet.
History/Origin
The British Admiralty defined its nautical mile as a thousandth of an imperial nautical mile. The UK adopted the international nautical mile of 1,852 meters in 1970.
Current Use
The UK nautical mile is an obsolete unit.
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.