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 4979 feet into yards we have to multiply 4979 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

4979 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4979 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1659.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

4979 ft → 1659.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 4979 feet is equivalent to 1659.6666666667 yards:

4979 feet = 1659.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00060253062864029 × 4979 feet.

Another way is saying that 4979 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00060253062864029 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-nine feet is approximately one thousand six hundred fifty-nine point six six seven yards:

4979 ft ≅ 1659.667 yd

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