Mile to Link (Gunter) Converter

Length Converter

31 units available

Decimals:

From

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8,000

1 mi = 8,000 li

Formula:

li = mi × 8,000

With your value: 1 mi = 8,000 li

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in mile so you can sanity-check the result.

Olympic pool (1/32 your value)0.0311 mi

Football pitch (length) (1/15 your value)0.0652 mi

Eiffel Tower (1/4.9 your value)0.205 mi

Burj Khalifa (1/1.9 your value)0.514 mi

Your value1.00 mi

Marathon (26× your value)26.2 mi

Mile to Link (Gunter) Conversion Table

Mile (mi)	Link (Gunter) (li)
0.5	4,000
1	8,000
2	16,000
5	40,000
10	80,000
15	120,000
20	160,000
25	200,000
50	400,000
100	800,000
250	2,000,000
500	4,000,000
1000	8,000,000

Link (Gunter) to Mile Conversion Table

Link (Gunter) (li)	Mile (mi)
0.5	6.250000e-5
1	0.000125
2	0.00025
5	0.000625
10	0.00125
15	0.001875
20	0.0025
25	0.003125
50	0.00625
100	0.0125
250	0.03125
500	0.0625
1000	0.125

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Mile (mi)

Length

Exact conversion

1 statute mile = 1760 international yards = 1609.344 m exactly.

Source: International Yard and Pound Agreement of 1959; NIST Federal Register Notice 59-5442

US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Link (Gunter) (li)

Length

Exact conversion

Traceable to the metre, defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum at 299 792 458 m/s. Imperial lengths derive from the 1959 international yard (0.9144 m exactly).

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Mile to Link (Gunter)

To convert from Mile (mi) to Link (Gunter) (li), multiply the value by 8,000.

Formula: li = mi × 8,000

Reverse: mi = li × 0.000125

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Mile. For example: 5 mi
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 8,000
The result is: 40,000 li

About Mile

The mile is an imperial unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,609.344 meters. It is primarily used in the United States, United Kingdom, and a few other countries.

Fun Fact: The word "mile" comes from the Latin "mille passus" meaning 1,000 paces.

Common uses: road distances (US/UK), running, aviation.

About Link (Gunter)

The link (gunter) (li) is a unit of distance and length. One link (gunter) equals 0.201168 metres. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other length unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: length calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Link (Gunter) are in 1 Mile?

There are exactly 8,000 Link (Gunter) in 1 Mile. This means the conversion factor from Mile to Link (Gunter) is 8,000.

What is the formula to convert Mile to Link (Gunter)?

The formula to convert Mile to Link (Gunter) is: li = mi × 8,000. For example, to convert 10 Mile to Link (Gunter), you would multiply 10 by 8,000.

What is a Mile?