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 4987 feet into yards we have to multiply 4987 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

4987 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4987 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1662.3333333333 yd

The final result is:

4987 ft → 1662.3333333333 yd

We conclude that 4987 feet is equivalent to 1662.3333333333 yards:

4987 feet = 1662.3333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00060156406657309 × 4987 feet.

Another way is saying that 4987 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00060156406657309 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 eighty-seven feet is approximately one thousand six hundred sixty-two point three three three yards:

4987 ft ≅ 1662.333 yd

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