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 8585 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 8585 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

8585 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8585 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 2.616708 km

The final result is:

8585 ft → 2.616708 km

We conclude that 8585 feet is equivalent to 2.616708 kilometers:

8585 feet = 2.616708 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.38215956843484 × 8585 feet.

Another way is saying that 8585 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.38215956843484 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8585 ft ≅ 2.617 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point three eight two times eight thousand five hundred eighty-five 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