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 3478 feet into yards we have to multiply 3478 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

3478 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3478 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1159.3333333333 yd

The final result is:

3478 ft → 1159.3333333333 yd

We conclude that 3478 feet is equivalent to 1159.3333333333 yards:

3478 feet = 1159.3333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00086256469235193 × 3478 feet.

Another way is saying that 3478 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00086256469235193 yards.

Approximate result

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

3478 ft ≅ 1159.333 yd

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