Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to kilometers is 0.0003048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.0003048 kilometers:

1 ft = 0.0003048 km

To convert 285 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 285 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.0003048 km

285 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 285 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.086868 km

The final result is:

285 ft → 0.086868 km

We conclude that 285 feet is equivalent to 0.086868 kilometers:

285 feet = 0.086868 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 11.511718929871 × 285 feet.

Another way is saying that 285 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 11.511718929871 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred eighty-five feet is approximately zero point zero eight seven kilometers:

285 ft ≅ 0.087 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eleven point five one two times two hundred eighty-five feet.

Conversion table

feet to kilometers chart

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