Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to kilometers is 0.0003048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.0003048 kilometers:

1 ft = 0.0003048 km

To convert 4780 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 4780 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.0003048 km

4780 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 4780 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 1.456944 km

The final result is:

4780 ft → 1.456944 km

We conclude that 4780 feet is equivalent to 1.456944 kilometers:

4780 feet = 1.456944 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.68636817887304 × 4780 feet.

Another way is saying that 4780 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.68636817887304 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand seven hundred eighty feet is approximately one point four five seven kilometers:

4780 ft ≅ 1.457 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point six eight six times four thousand seven hundred eighty feet.

Conversion table

feet to kilometers chart

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