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 503 feet into meters we have to multiply 503 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

503 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 503 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 153.3144 m

The final result is:

503 ft → 153.3144 m

We conclude that 503 feet is equivalent to 153.3144 meters:

503 feet = 153.3144 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0065225445228889 × 503 feet.

Another way is saying that 503 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0065225445228889 meters.

Approximate result

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

503 ft ≅ 153.314 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times five hundred 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