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 249 feet into yards we have to multiply 249 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

249 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 249 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 83 yd

The final result is:

249 ft → 83 yd

We conclude that 249 feet is equivalent to 83 yards:

249 feet = 83 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.012048192771084 × 249 feet.

Another way is saying that 249 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012048192771084 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty-nine feet is approximately eighty-three yards:

249 ft ≅ 83 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero one two times two hundred forty-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