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 840 feet into meters we have to multiply 840 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

840 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 840 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 256.032 m

The final result is:

840 ft → 256.032 m

We conclude that 840 feet is equivalent to 256.032 meters:

840 feet = 256.032 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0039057617797775 × 840 feet.

Another way is saying that 840 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0039057617797775 meters.

Approximate result

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

840 ft ≅ 256.032 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero four times eight hundred forty 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