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 687 feet into yards we have to multiply 687 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

687 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 687 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 229 yd

The final result is:

687 ft → 229 yd

We conclude that 687 feet is equivalent to 229 yards:

687 feet = 229 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0043668122270742 × 687 feet.

Another way is saying that 687 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0043668122270742 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred eighty-seven feet is approximately two hundred twenty-nine yards:

687 ft ≅ 229 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero four times six hundred eighty-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