Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to meters is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters:

1 ft = 0.3048 m

To convert 1700 feet into meters we have to multiply 1700 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.3048 m

1700 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1700 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 518.16 m

The final result is:

1700 ft → 518.16 m

We conclude that 1700 feet is equivalent to 518.16 meters:

1700 feet = 518.16 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.001929905820596 × 1700 feet.

Another way is saying that 1700 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001929905820596 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seven hundred feet is approximately five hundred eighteen point one six meters:

1700 ft ≅ 518.16 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand seven hundred feet.

Conversion table

feet to meters chart

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