5 280 Feet = 1 Mile. Therefore 4 miles is greater than 15 840feet. The original roman mile was 1000 paces milia passuum or 5000 feet.
Since each pace was considered to be five roman feet which were a bit shorter than our modern feet the mile ended up being 5 000 roman feet or roughly 4 850 of our modern feet. One mile is also equal to 5 280 feet or 1 760 yards. One of the oldest known units of distance and length used in the us and the imperial systems a mile is equal to 1 760 yards or 5 280 feet.
1 mi 5280 ft.
There are 5280 feet in one mile. 1 mile is 5280 feet. For example 1 mile can be written as 1 mi or 1 m. There are 5280 feet in one mile.