Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to yards is 0.33333333333333, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.33333333333333 yards:

1 ft = 0.33333333333333 yd

To convert 1179 feet into yards we have to multiply 1179 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.33333333333333 yd

1179 ft → L_(yd)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in yards:

L_(yd) = 1179 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 393 yd

The final result is:

1179 ft → 393 yd

We conclude that 1179 feet is equivalent to 393 yards:

1179 feet = 393 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0025445292620865 × 1179 feet.

Another way is saying that 1179 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025445292620865 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand one hundred seventy-nine feet is approximately three hundred ninety-three yards:

1179 ft ≅ 393 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero three times one thousand one hundred seventy-nine feet.

Conversion table

feet to yards chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to yards