8km

An eight-kilometer distance, written as 8 km, is a length in the metric system. It equals 8,000 meters and is commonly used to describe distances between places, distances of courses, and the length of running routes. The prefix kilo denotes a factor of 1,000.

Conversions help place 8 km in common usage. It is about 4.97 miles. In feet, 8,000 meters is approximately 26,247 feet. In nautical miles, 8 km is about 4.32 nautical miles, since one nautical mile equals 1.852 kilometers.

In sports and transportation contexts, 8 km is a standard distance for cross-country and road races, longer than a 5-kilometer race but shorter than a half marathon. Urban planners may reference 8 km as a practical radius for walkable neighborhoods or for estimating travel distances within a city with a dense street network.

Examples of 8 km routes include city loops, multi-loop circuits, and training runs for endurance athletes. The time to cover 8 km varies with speed: at a jogging pace of about 6 km/h, it would take roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes; at a brisk 10 km/h, about 48 minutes.