Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to meters is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters:

1 ft = 0.3048 m

To convert 470 feet into meters we have to multiply 470 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.3048 m

470 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 470 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 143.256 m

The final result is:

470 ft → 143.256 m

We conclude that 470 feet is equivalent to 143.256 meters:

470 feet = 143.256 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0069805104149215 × 470 feet.

Another way is saying that 470 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0069805104149215 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy feet is approximately one hundred forty-three point two five six meters:

470 ft ≅ 143.256 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four hundred seventy feet.

Conversion table

feet to meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to meters