Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to feet is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet:

1 m = 3.2808398950131 ft

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

1 m → 3.2808398950131 ft

488 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 488 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1601.0498687664 ft

The final result is:

488 m → 1601.0498687664 ft

We conclude that 488 meters is equivalent to 1601.0498687664 feet:

488 meters = 1601.0498687664 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00062459016393443 × 488 meters.

Another way is saying that 488 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00062459016393443 feet.

Approximate result

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

488 m ≅ 1601.05 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred eighty-eight meters.

Conversion table

meters to feet chart

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