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 1494 feet into yards we have to multiply 1494 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

1494 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1494 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 498 yd

The final result is:

1494 ft → 498 yd

We conclude that 1494 feet is equivalent to 498 yards:

1494 feet = 498 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0020080321285141 × 1494 feet.

Another way is saying that 1494 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020080321285141 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 ninety-four feet is approximately four hundred ninety-eight yards:

1494 ft ≅ 498 yd

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