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 493 feet into meters we have to multiply 493 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

493 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 493 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 150.2664 m

The final result is:

493 ft → 150.2664 m

We conclude that 493 feet is equivalent to 150.2664 meters:

493 feet = 150.2664 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0066548476572274 × 493 feet.

Another way is saying that 493 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0066548476572274 meters.

Approximate result

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

493 ft ≅ 150.266 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four hundred ninety-three 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