Cheap is a relative word when talking about the Bahamas. That being said, it's my experience that the least expensive airfares, are available by flying into Nassau. More flights, and more carriers servicing Nassau.
The mile is an English unit of length of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards, and standardised as exactly 1,609.344 metres by international agreement in 1959.
Why are there 5280 feet in a mile? Mile is an ancient length unit, commonly used by Romans (equals to 5000 Roman feet). When British started using it as a length unit, it was necessary to relate it to furlong which was a very common length unit used in agriculture. 1 furlong is 660 feet.It was decided that one mile to have eight furlongs, that's why there are 5280 feet in a mile (8 * 660 = 5280). For other length unit conversions, please go to Length Conversion.o find out how many feet in miles or vice versa, please either use these conversion factors by multplying them to get the result or simply use the converters below. 1 Mile = 5280 Feet.