In this article I will show you how to convert 742 feet into nautical miles. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 742 ft to nmi. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Feet to Nautical miles
A foot is smaller than a nautical mile. I know that a ft is smaller than a nmi because of something called conversion factors.
Put very simply, a conversion factor is a number that can be used to change one set of units to another, by multiplying or dividing it. So when we need to convert 742 feet into nautical miles, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for ft to nmi is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 742 ft to nmi by multiplying 0.0001645788336933
by the number of feet we have, which is 742.
So, the answer to the question "what is 742 feet in nautical miles?" is 0.12211749460043 nmi.
Feet to Nautical miles Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for ft to nmi:
Feet (ft) | Nautical miles (nmi) |
---|---|
0.01 | 0 |
0.1 | 0 |
1 | 0 |
2 | 0 |
3 | 0 |
5 | 0 |
10 | 0 |
20 | 0 |
50 | 0.01 |
100 | 0.02 |
1000 | 0.16 |
Best Conversion Unit for 742 ft
Sometimes when you work with conversions from one unit to another, the numbers can get a little confusing. Especially when dealing with really large numbers.
I've also calculated what the best unit of measurement is for 742 ft.
To determine which unit is best, I decided to define that as being the unit of measurement which is as low as possible, without going below 1. Smaller numbers are more easily understood and can make it easier for you to understand the measurement.
The best unit of measurement I have found for 742 ft is fathoms and the amount is 123.66666666667 fm.