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 838 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 838 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

838 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 838 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.2554224 km

The final result is:

838 ft → 0.2554224 km

We conclude that 838 feet is equivalent to 0.2554224 kilometers:

838 feet = 0.2554224 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 3.9150834069369 × 838 feet.

Another way is saying that 838 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 3.9150834069369 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

838 ft ≅ 0.255 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately three point nine one five times eight hundred thirty-eight 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