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 520 feet into meters we have to multiply 520 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

520 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 520 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 158.496 m

The final result is:

520 ft → 158.496 m

We conclude that 520 feet is equivalent to 158.496 meters:

520 feet = 158.496 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0063093074904099 × 520 feet.

Another way is saying that 520 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0063093074904099 meters.

Approximate result

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

520 ft ≅ 158.496 m

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