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 501 feet into yards we have to multiply 501 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

501 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 501 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 167 yd

The final result is:

501 ft → 167 yd

We conclude that 501 feet is equivalent to 167 yards:

501 feet = 167 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0059880239520958 × 501 feet.

Another way is saying that 501 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0059880239520958 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred one feet is approximately one hundred sixty-seven yards:

501 ft ≅ 167 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero six times five hundred one 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