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 3479 feet into yards we have to multiply 3479 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

3479 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3479 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1159.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

3479 ft → 1159.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 3479 feet is equivalent to 1159.6666666667 yards:

3479 feet = 1159.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00086231675768899 × 3479 feet.

Another way is saying that 3479 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00086231675768899 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-nine feet is approximately one thousand one hundred fifty-nine point six six seven yards:

3479 ft ≅ 1159.667 yd

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