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 1420 feet into yards we have to multiply 1420 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

1420 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1420 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 473.33333333333 yd

The final result is:

1420 ft → 473.33333333333 yd

We conclude that 1420 feet is equivalent to 473.33333333333 yards:

1420 feet = 473.33333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.002112676056338 × 1420 feet.

Another way is saying that 1420 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002112676056338 yards.

Approximate result

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

1420 ft ≅ 473.333 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand four hundred twenty 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