Is a country mile, just one mile?

Question

Is a country mile, just one mile?

Answer 1

they say a country mile like its longer becuase in the country, theres nothing to look at except fields, grass, and the occassional farmhouse. so the mile seems brutal. a city mile is like nothing cuz theres cars/people/buildings/stores. whatever.

Answer 2

yeah i would say it is about right. Sometimes they are a little bit longer and sometimes they are a little shorter, but they average about one mile.

Answer 3

A mile is a mile. The term country mile means it seems longer to go the same distance.

Answer 4

There is no specific distance. "Country mile" is merely an informal term used for "long distance," "a long way," "quite far," etc.

Baseball announcers often say "he hit that ball a country mile," meaning the ball traveled farther than most home runs.

Answer 5

1 mile = 1,609.344 meters in UK and US

1 (nautical) mile = 1,852 meters