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 480 feet into meters we have to multiply 480 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

480 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 480 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 146.304 m

The final result is:

480 ft → 146.304 m

We conclude that 480 feet is equivalent to 146.304 meters:

480 feet = 146.304 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0068350831146107 × 480 feet.

Another way is saying that 480 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0068350831146107 meters.

Approximate result

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

480 ft ≅ 146.304 m

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