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 490 meters into feet we have to multiply 490 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

490 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 490 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1607.6115485564 ft

The final result is:

490 m → 1607.6115485564 ft

We conclude that 490 meters is equivalent to 1607.6115485564 feet:

490 meters = 1607.6115485564 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00062204081632653 × 490 meters.

Another way is saying that 490 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00062204081632653 feet.

Approximate result

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

490 m ≅ 1607.612 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred ninety 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