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 511 feet into meters we have to multiply 511 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

511 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 511 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 155.7528 m

The final result is:

511 ft → 155.7528 m

We conclude that 511 feet is equivalent to 155.7528 meters:

511 feet = 155.7528 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.006420430322922 × 511 feet.

Another way is saying that 511 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.006420430322922 meters.

Approximate result

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

511 ft ≅ 155.753 m

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