| Distance | In feet |
|---|---|
| 1 nautical mile | 6,076.12 ft |
| 1 nautical mile | 1,852 mexact |
| 1 nautical mile | 1.1508 statute mi |
| 1 knot | 1 nm / hour≈ 1.15 mph |
| 1 statute mile | 5,280 ftfor comparison |
The nautical mile is the length of one minute of latitude. That makes navigation arithmetic pleasant: 60 nautical miles between adjacent degrees of latitude, everywhere on Earth. The value was rounded to 1,852 m internationally in 1929.
Aviation, marine navigation, and international law of the sea all use nautical miles and knots. For land distances — driving, walking, running — stick with the statute mile.