Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to yards is 0.33333333333333, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.33333333333333 yards:

1 ft = 0.33333333333333 yd

To convert 4970 feet into yards we have to multiply 4970 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.33333333333333 yd

4970 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4970 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1656.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

4970 ft → 1656.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 4970 feet is equivalent to 1656.6666666667 yards:

4970 feet = 1656.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00060362173038229 × 4970 feet.

Another way is saying that 4970 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00060362173038229 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand nine hundred seventy feet is approximately one thousand six hundred fifty-six point six six seven yards:

4970 ft ≅ 1656.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand nine hundred seventy feet.

Conversion table

feet to yards chart

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