Feet to meters converter
Site plans, survey data and building heights often arrive in feet when the model is metric. Multiply by 0.3048 — an exact factor — and keep the full precision in the model, rounding only on the dimension text.
feet to meters converter
- Meters
- 3.048m
- Millimetres
- 3,048mm
- Centimetres
- 304.8cm
Formula
meters = feet × 0.30481 foot = 0.3048 m exactly. The factor comes from the exact definition 1 in = 25.4 mm, so the conversion itself loses no precision — only rounding does.
Worked examples
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
feet to meters — common values
Exact values at 0.3048 m per ft.
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 3 ft | 0.9144 m |
| 4 ft | 1.2192 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 6 ft | 1.8288 m |
| 7 ft | 2.1336 m |
| 8 ft | 2.4384 m |
| 9 ft | 2.7432 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| 12 ft | 3.6576 m |
| 15 ft | 4.572 m |
| 20 ft | 6.096 m |
| 25 ft | 7.62 m |
| 30 ft | 9.144 m |
| 40 ft | 12.192 m |
| 50 ft | 15.24 m |
| 75 ft | 22.86 m |
| 100 ft | 30.48 m |
| 200 ft | 60.96 m |
| 500 ft | 152.4 m |
| 1,000 ft | 304.8 m |
Questions
How many meters is 1 foot?
Exactly 0.3048 m. Note that the old US survey foot is very slightly longer (1200/3937 m); it was retired at the end of 2022 but still appears in older survey files.
How do I convert feet and inches to meters?
Convert the inches to feet first (inches ÷ 12), add them to the feet, then multiply by 0.3048. 5' 6" = 5.5 ft × 0.3048 = 1.6764 m.
What is 10 feet in meters?
10 ft = 3.048 m, a typical storey-to-ceiling height in US houses.
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