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 8642 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 8642 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

8642 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8642 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 2.6340816 km

The final result is:

8642 ft → 2.6340816 km

We conclude that 8642 feet is equivalent to 2.6340816 kilometers:

8642 feet = 2.6340816 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.37963896031163 × 8642 feet.

Another way is saying that 8642 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.37963896031163 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8642 ft ≅ 2.634 km

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