Convert meters to feet
1 m = 3.28084 ft · 1 ft = 0.3048 m · Exact by definition
1 m = 3.28084 ft
3 ft 3.4 in
The same value in other units
- millimetre
- 1000 mm
- centimetre
- 100 cm
- kilometre
- 0.001 km
- inch
- 39.3701 in
- yard
- 1.09361 yd
- mile
- 0.000621371 mi
- nautical mile
- 0.000539957 nmi
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Length
meters to feet: conversion table
| metre | foot | Feet and inches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 m | 3.28084 ft | 3 ft 3 3/8 in |
| 2 m | 6.56168 ft | 6 ft 6 3/4 in |
| 3 m | 9.84252 ft | 9 ft 10 1/8 in |
| 5 m | 16.4042 ft | 16 ft 4 7/8 in |
| 10 m | 32.8084 ft | 32 ft 9 11/16 in |
| 20 m | 65.6168 ft | 65 ft 7 3/8 in |
| 25 m | 82.021 ft | 82 ft 0 1/4 in |
| 50 m | 164.042 ft | 164 ft 0 1/2 in |
| 100 m | 328.084 ft | 328 ft 1 in |
| 250 m | 820.21 ft | 820 ft 2 1/2 in |
| 500 m | 1640.42 ft | 1640 ft 5 1/16 in |
| 1000 m | 3280.84 ft | 3280 ft 10 1/16 in |
| foot | metre |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 3 ft | 0.9144 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| 20 ft | 6.096 m |
| 25 ft | 7.62 m |
| 50 ft | 15.24 m |
| 100 ft | 30.48 m |
| 250 ft | 76.2 m |
| 500 ft | 152.4 m |
| 1000 ft | 304.8 m |
How the conversion works
ft = m × 3.2808399
Both units are defined exactly, so the precision of the meters to feet result depends only on the number of decimal places you choose.
METHOD AND SOURCES
Where the conversion factors come from
Results are calculated from the unit definitions stored in the converter, not copied from a lookup table. For exact units, every value in the table follows from the same factor shown in the formula above.
- BIPM — SI Brochure
The official definitions of the International System of Units (SI).
- NIST SP 811 — Conversion factors
Conversion-factor tables for SI and non-SI units.
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