An Imperial unit of length sometimes also called the statute mile and equal to 5280 feet. It is also equal to (5280)(12)(2.54)/105 = 1.60934 = kilometers, which is surprisingly close to ! Another mnemonic used by rowers is that 2 km is close to 1.25 miles (2/1.25 = 1.6 km/mile). There are 640 acres in a square mile.
