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 1473 feet into yards we have to multiply 1473 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

1473 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1473 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 491 yd

The final result is:

1473 ft → 491 yd

We conclude that 1473 feet is equivalent to 491 yards:

1473 feet = 491 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0020366598778004 × 1473 feet.

Another way is saying that 1473 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020366598778004 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 seventy-three feet is approximately four hundred ninety-one yards:

1473 ft ≅ 491 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand four hundred seventy-three 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