Elk Lake in Wayne County PA. Elk Lake - Cultural Feature (Reservoir) in Wayne County. Elk Lake is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Wayne County. The primary coordinates for Elk Lake places it within the PA 18472 ZIP Code delivery area.
Report Abuse. As we all know the relationship between kilometers and miles is a simple one. One kilometer is equal to 0.62 miles. And one mile is equal to 1760 yards or 1,609.344 meters. But there is a bigger difference at play here. Historically the kilometers to miles relationship is more unique.
The more common mile (or Statute mile) was defined by an English Act of Parliament in 1593. The statute states: A Mile Å¿hall contain eight Furlongs, every Furlong forty Poles, and every Pole Å¿hall contain Å¿ixteen Foot and an half. It was thus 1,609 metres (about 5,280 feet).