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 1479 feet into yards we have to multiply 1479 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

1479 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1479 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 493 yd

The final result is:

1479 ft → 493 yd

We conclude that 1479 feet is equivalent to 493 yards:

1479 feet = 493 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0020283975659229 × 1479 feet.

Another way is saying that 1479 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020283975659229 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-nine feet is approximately four hundred ninety-three yards:

1479 ft ≅ 493 yd

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