The English mile is 1.609344 km The Scottish mile is 1.8073 km The Royal mile is 1.707 km (converted from one mile 107 yds)
The average of the English and Scottish miles is 1.7083 km, so the Royal mile is very close to being the average of the English and Scottish miles. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 11:20 AM Subject: [USMA:37262] Re: Metrication article from Scotland > >Pat Naughtin wrote: > >I have posted a response to the article at > >http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1288792006 > > Interesting. I see the following comment in the original article: > "we see no Edinburgh council functionaries erecting "Royal 1.61 km" signs > between the Castle and Holyrood Palace." > > They would have to call it "Royal 1.8 km". It is a Scottish mile, not a > statute mile. > http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/leisure/local_history_and_heritage/hist > oric_sites/CEC_royal_mile > >
