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 4720 feet into meters we have to multiply 4720 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

4720 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 4720 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 1438.656 m

The final result is:

4720 ft → 1438.656 m

We conclude that 4720 feet is equivalent to 1438.656 meters:

4720 feet = 1438.656 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.000695093198096 × 4720 feet.

Another way is saying that 4720 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000695093198096 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand seven hundred twenty feet is approximately one thousand four hundred thirty-eight point six five six meters:

4720 ft ≅ 1438.656 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand seven hundred twenty 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