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 4200 feet into yards we have to multiply 4200 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

4200 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4200 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1400 yd

The final result is:

4200 ft → 1400 yd

We conclude that 4200 feet is equivalent to 1400 yards:

4200 feet = 1400 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00071428571428571 × 4200 feet.

Another way is saying that 4200 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00071428571428571 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred feet is approximately one thousand four hundred yards:

4200 ft ≅ 1400 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand two hundred 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