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 3489 feet into yards we have to multiply 3489 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

3489 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3489 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1163 yd

The final result is:

3489 ft → 1163 yd

We conclude that 3489 feet is equivalent to 1163 yards:

3489 feet = 1163 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00085984522785899 × 3489 feet.

Another way is saying that 3489 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00085984522785899 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 eighty-nine feet is approximately one thousand one hundred sixty-three yards:

3489 ft ≅ 1163 yd

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