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 642 feet into meters we have to multiply 642 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

642 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 642 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 195.6816 m

The final result is:

642 ft → 195.6816 m

We conclude that 642 feet is equivalent to 195.6816 meters:

642 feet = 195.6816 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0051103425155968 × 642 feet.

Another way is saying that 642 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0051103425155968 meters.

Approximate result

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

642 ft ≅ 195.682 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero five times six hundred forty-two 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