Norwegian mile
Started by Jo Anne Sadler · 2005-02-20
Jo Anne Sadler · 2005-02-20#1
In reading immigrants accounts from the 1850's, I have come across several references to "Norwegian miles". In one narrative, it said it was 7 English miles. Is an 1850 English mile the same as our current mile?
Mile - 5280 feet or 1609 meters
Kilometer - 1000 meters or .62137 of a mile
Nautical mile - 1.852 meters or about 6076 miles