Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to kilometers is 0.0003048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.0003048 kilometers:

1 ft = 0.0003048 km

To convert 585 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 585 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.0003048 km

585 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 585 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.178308 km

The final result is:

585 ft → 0.178308 km

We conclude that 585 feet is equivalent to 0.178308 kilometers:

585 feet = 0.178308 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 5.6082733248088 × 585 feet.

Another way is saying that 585 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 5.6082733248088 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eighty-five feet is approximately zero point one seven eight kilometers:

585 ft ≅ 0.178 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately five point six zero eight times five hundred eighty-five feet.

Conversion table

feet to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to kilometers