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 597 feet into yards we have to multiply 597 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

597 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 597 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 199 yd

The final result is:

597 ft → 199 yd

We conclude that 597 feet is equivalent to 199 yards:

597 feet = 199 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0050251256281407 × 597 feet.

Another way is saying that 597 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0050251256281407 yards.

Approximate result

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

597 ft ≅ 199 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero five times five hundred ninety-seven 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