Feet To Meters Converter

To use our feet to meters converter type the number of feet into the feet box, alternatively to convert meters to feet type the number of meters into the meters box.

Feet   Meters  
ft = m

Foot - Definitions

Since 1st July 1959 the foot has been defined as 0.3048 meters (derived from a redefintion of the yard as exactly 0.9144 meters).

Before 1959 the foot was defined as 1/3 of a yard in the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth and as 12 inches in the United States.

The foot as a unit of length derives from early civilizations with both the Roman and the Greek civilizations having the foot as a unit of measurement - however this foot was different in length to the standard foot in use today.

Feet To Meters Conversion Factor

1 foot = 0.3047 meters

Meter To Feet Conversion Factor

1 meter = 3.2808399 feet

Imperial Length Units To Meters Converters

Inches Feet Yards
Furlongs Miles Chains
Links Rods/Poles/Perches Hands
Fathoms Nautical Miles Cables

1 Meter Expressed In Imperial Units

  • 1 meter = 39.3700787 inches
  • 1 meter = 9.8425197 hands
  • 1 meter = 4.9709695 links
  • 1 meter = 3.2808399 feet
  • 1 meter = 1.0936133 yards
  • 1 meter = 0.5468066 fathoms
  • 1 meter = 0.1988388 rods/poles/perches
  • 1 meter = 0.0497097 chains
  • 1 meter = 0.0053961 cables
  • 1 meter = 0.0049709 furlongs
  • 1 meter = 0.0006214 miles
  • 1 meter = 0.0005400 nautical miles

Imperial Units Expressed As Meters

  • 1 inch = 0.0254 meters
  • 1 hand = 0.1016 meters
  • 1 link = 0.201168 meters
  • 1 foot = 0.3048 meters
  • 1 yard = 0.9144 meters
  • 1 fathom = 1.8288002 meters
  • 1 rod/pole/perch = 5.0291995 meters
  • 1 chain = 20.1167981 meters
  • 1 cable = 185.3190 meters
  • 1 furlong = 201.1708 meters
  • 1 mile = 1,609.344 meters
  • 1 nautical mile = 1,852 meters