Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to inches is 12, which means that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches:

1 ft = 12 in

To convert 1470 feet into inches we have to multiply 1470 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 12 in

1470 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1470 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 17640 in

The final result is:

1470 ft → 17640 in

We conclude that 1470 feet is equivalent to 17640 inches:

1470 feet = 17640 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 5.6689342403628E-5 × 1470 feet.

Another way is saying that 1470 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 5.6689342403628E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred seventy feet is approximately seventeen thousand six hundred forty inches:

1470 ft ≅ 17640 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times one thousand four hundred seventy feet.

Conversion table

feet to inches chart

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