Mile

A mile is one of the Imperial Units System's unit of length (or distance) equal to 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards or 1.6093 kilometers in the SI.

The mile was an old-style Earth measurement unit of measure used occasionally in the United Federation of Planets through the 23rd century. Sensors aboard starships can be calibrated to read in miles. The term was also use in casual references to distance. (Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series)

According to Devinoni Ral, "the last mile of a marathon is always the toughest". (TNG: "The Price")

Comparative list of lengths

• The First Federation flagship Fesarius measured almost a mile in diameter. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")

• Earth Outpost 4 was located a mile deep on an asteroid of almost solid iron, positioned along the Romulan Neutral Zone. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")

• Christopher Pike's hometown of Mojave was described as a "nice little town with 50 miles of parkland around it." (TOS: "The Cage")

• The ultraviolet satellites placed in permanent orbit above Deneva, were positioned at an altitude of 72 miles. (TOS: "Operation -- Annihilate!")

• While in orbit above the planet Excalbia, Kirk explained to Abraham Lincoln that the USS Enterprise was positioned 643 miles, 2,021 feet, and 2.04 inches above the surface. (TOS: "The Savage Curtain")

This value is equivalent to approximately 643.38 miles.

Additional references

• TAS: "Bem"

External Links

• Mile at Wikipedia