862 feet in kilometers

Conversion

862 feet is equivalent to 0.2627376 kilometers.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 862 feet to kilometers?

We know (by definition) that: $1 ft = 0.0003048 km$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of kilometers.

\frac{1 ft}{862 ft} = \frac{0.0003048 km}{x km}

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$ :

x km = \frac{862 ft}{1 ft} * 0.0003048 km \to x km = 0.26273759999999996 km

Conclusion: $862 ft = 0.26273759999999996 km$

862 feet is equivalent to 0.2627376 kilometers

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 kilometer is equal to 3.80607876451638 times 862 feet.

It can also be expressed as: 862 feet is equal to $\frac{1}{3.80607876451638}$ kilometers.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: eight hundred and sixty-two feet is about zero point two six kilometers, or alternatively, a kilometer is about three point eight one times eight hundred and sixty-two feet.

Units involved

This is how the units in this conversion are defined:

Feet

The foot is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, both units have been defined by international agreement as equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly. In both systems, the foot comprises 12 inches and three feet compose a yard.

Wikipedia page of feet

Kilometers

The kilometre or kilometer (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres (kilo being the SI prefix for 1000). It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the road network of the United Kingdom where the statute mile is the official unit used.

Wikipedia page of kilometers

Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.

Conversion

Conversion formula How to convert 862 feet to kilometers?

Conversion in the opposite direction

Approximation

Conversion formula
How to convert 862 feet to kilometers?