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 491 meters into feet we have to multiply 491 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

491 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 491 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1610.8923884514 ft

The final result is:

491 m → 1610.8923884514 ft

We conclude that 491 meters is equivalent to 1610.8923884514 feet:

491 meters = 1610.8923884514 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00062077393075356 × 491 meters.

Another way is saying that 491 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00062077393075356 feet.

Approximate result

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

491 m ≅ 1610.892 ft

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