Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

To convert 488 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 488 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 30.48 cm

488 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 488 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 14874.24 cm

The final result is:

488 ft → 14874.24 cm

We conclude that 488 feet is equivalent to 14874.24 centimeters:

488 feet = 14874.24 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 6.7230325717482E-5 × 488 feet.

Another way is saying that 488 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.7230325717482E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-eight feet is approximately fourteen thousand eight hundred seventy-four point two four centimeters:

488 ft ≅ 14874.24 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred eighty-eight feet.

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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