Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to feet is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet:

1 m = 3.2808398950131 ft

To convert 1242 meters into feet we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 3.2808398950131 ft

1242 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1242 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 4074.8031496063 ft

The final result is:

1242 m → 4074.8031496063 ft

We conclude that 1242 meters is equivalent to 4074.8031496063 feet:

1242 meters = 4074.8031496063 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00024541062801932 × 1242 meters.

Another way is saying that 1242 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00024541062801932 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty-two meters is approximately four thousand seventy-four point eight zero three feet:

1242 m ≅ 4074.803 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred forty-two meters.

Conversion table

meters to feet chart

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