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 3170 feet into yards we have to multiply 3170 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

3170 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3170 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1056.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

3170 ft → 1056.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 3170 feet is equivalent to 1056.6666666667 yards:

3170 feet = 1056.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00094637223974763 × 3170 feet.

Another way is saying that 3170 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00094637223974763 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand one hundred seventy feet is approximately one thousand fifty-six point six six seven yards:

3170 ft ≅ 1056.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand one hundred seventy 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