App - km vs miles

[kmrice]

Anyone know if there is a way to make the Official App give distances in kilometers rather than miles? I prefer kilometers but can’t figure out how to do this.

Thanks.

 

[grayland]

I am not sure what the "Official App" is....

 

[C clearly]

Also, are you asking about the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome? (This thread is posted in that section.)

 

[kmrice]

Yes, the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome. The app is titled Via Francigena and is the “official app of the European Association of the Via Francigena.” I’ve used it for several years and it is great. However, it shows distances in miles for both the England, France and Italy routes, and when being used in Italy, England or the U.S. Since it is published by a European organization and covers a pilgrimage that is overwhelmingly in France, Switzerland and Italy (about 30 km are in England out of a route of over 2,000 km) I would think it would give distances in kilometers but all I can get is miles.

 

[malingerer]

Yes, the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome. The app is titled Via Francigena and is the “official app of the European Association of the Via Francigena.” I’ve used it for several years and it is great. However, it shows distances in miles for both the England, France and Italy routes, and when being used in Italy, England or the U.S. Since it is published by a European organization and covers a pilgrimage that is overwhelmingly in France, Switzerland and Italy (about 30 km are in England out of a route of over 2,000 km) I would think it would give distances in kilometers but all I can get is miles.

multiply by 8 and divide by 5. Your calculator can do this. A km is 5/8 of a mile !

Samarkand.

 

[Molly Cassidy]

I just downloaded this App and I get distances in km apart from England where I get both miles and km.

 

[kmrice]

Hmm, that’s weird. I’ll delete the app and reload. 2 questions: did you download in the US, and are you using an iPhone?

 

[Molly Cassidy]

No, I'm in Europe and I have an android phone.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Yes, the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome. The app is titled Via Francigena and is the “official app of the European Association of the Via Francigena.” I’ve used it for several years and it is great. However, it shows distances in miles for both the England, France and Italy routes, and when being used in Italy, England or the U.S. Since it is published by a European organization and covers a pilgrimage that is overwhelmingly in France, Switzerland and Italy (about 30 km are in England out of a route of over 2,000 km) I would think it would give distances in kilometers but all I can get is miles.

I download the app to , it's all the way in km.

 

[kmrice]

Weird. I deleted the app and reloaded it. Still all miles. See screenshot:

 

[klimmo]

it seems to take it from the system settings on your phone. On my Iphone I find those under general and then language and region. There i can choose for metric or UK or US.
Maybe that is similar on yours?

 

[kmrice]

Bingo! I switched to metric on my iPhone and now the app gives metric distances. Thanks to everyone for helping! I’ve tried to figure this out each year as I walk another piece of the VF. Next year we plan to finish the Italian section by walking from the Great Saint Bernard Pass to Viverone.

Thanks again to all!

 

[BarbaraW]

Although British I much prefer my distances in km. That way I walk much further!

 

[Harington]

multiply by 8 and divide by 5. Your calculator can do this. A km is 5/8 of a mile !

Samarkand.

Slightly more accurate (I think!) is multiply by 10 and divide by 6. Works for me.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Slightly more accurate (I think!) is multiply by 10 and divide by 6. Works for me.

1 mi = 1.609 km
1 mi x 8 km per 5 mi = 1.6 km
1 mi x 10 km per 6 mi = 1.667 km

5/8 is more accurate but 10/6 may give you a faster approximation.

 

[kmrice]

Thanks, but I just switched to metric in my iPhone settings and solved the problem. In the past, I mentally multiplied by 1.6 but my aging brain prefers to be focused on other tasks!

 

[C clearly]

All you guys who are explaining how to convert between metric and Imperial units are doing it the hard way. If you are fluent in both systems, you don't need to translate. The simple change in setting is the better solution.

 

[Former member 92300]

The VF app is only in miles in the UK - because the UK is in miles. After that, it is in KM.