Convert one time the length of an American football field to miles

Explanation

To convert one time the length of an American football field to miles all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

We find that one time the length of an American football field is approximately equal to 0.06818 miles.

Formula

1 aff ≈ 0.06818 mi

American football fields (length)aff

dimension	length
symbol	aff

This unit represents the length of an American football field (aff) as defined by the official NFL rulebook.

The American football field is the playing field for American or gridiron football.

The field is a rectangle 160-feet-wide with a 300-feet-long field of play surrounded on both sides by a 30-feet-wide end zone.

Every year the best team of the NFC and AFC face each other in the Super Bowl, one of the world's most watched sporting events.

Value

The American football field is 360 feet long including both end zones. ^[source]

Equivalences

One American football field length is equivalent to:

milesmi

dimension	length
symbol	mi

The mile (mi) is a unit of length in the international mass and length units.

Definition of the mile

One mile is defined as 1760 yards.

From the Weights and Measures Act of 1985: Measurement of length

Value in terms of the SI

One mile is equivalent to 1.609344 kilometers.

History

The mile was a ubiquitous unit throughout history with vastly different lengths in different countries. Today, the mile is used in the United States and in the United Kingdom for road signs.

The name of the unit derives from the latin mille passus meaning a thousand paces.

Some Facts

At 410 miles (660 kilometers), the A1 is the longest road in the UK.

International length units

inch	in
foot	ft	12 inches
yard	yd	3 feet
chain	ch	22 yards
furlong	fur	10 chains
mile	mi	8 furlongs
league	lea	3 miles

The International Mass and Length Units

The International Mass and Length Units are units based on the international yard and the international pound.

They were created in 1959 when Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America agreed upon a common definition of the yard and the pound.