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A mile is about 1.7 km, you can double it to get a rough sense

FYI it's much closer to 1.6 km, it's 1609 meters. So for most maths, just times by 1.6 is close enough.

I'd say this discussion is a clear "q.e.d."

Actually, it's just a shade over 1.6 km.