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Feet to Meters: Multiply by 0.3048
One foot is 0.3048 meters on the printed NIST line. Ten feet are 3.0480 meters.
Write feet and meters on the same length note before anyone treats the number as a cubic foot or as feet of head.
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This converter follows one row on the NIST Guide to the SI, Appendix B.8. The foot row multiplies by 3.048 and E-01 to reach meters. A cubic foot stated in cubic meters stays on cubic feet to cubic meters.
Feet, or meters of that length.
All calculations are estimates based on historical information and should be verified by the user.
Important: All calculator results are ballpark estimates
All calculations are estimates based on historical information and should be verified by the user. This tool is provided as a free service for planning purposes only and is not a substitute for a professional assessment, a supplier quote, or applicable local code requirements.
What Are Feet to Meters Using?
Feet to meters multiply by 0.3048. One foot is 0.3048 meters. Ten feet are 3.0480 meters at four decimals. The result is a length label. It does not say how deep a well is, how much pressure a column of water makes, or whether a setback passed a local rule.
Quick Answer
Feet to meters use 0.3048, the NIST Appendix B.8 line printed as 3.048 E-01. One foot is 0.3048 meters. One hundred feet are 30.4800 meters at four decimals. The factor is not called exact. A cubic foot and a foot of head are different rows.
One factor, both directions
The NIST table prints 3.048 in the multiply-by column and E-01 in the exponent column. Read together, that is 0.3048 meters in one foot. This page uses 0.3048 so a foot round-trips through meters. It does not build the result from the cubic-foot row.
One meter divided by 0.3048 is the reverse foot count, shown at four decimals on the worked table. The engine divided by 0.3048. It did not use 0.02831685.
A well log that mixes feet and meters should keep this factor next to the length and a different factor next to any volume. Feet to meters does not become cubic feet to cubic meters by cubing the length factor on this page.
Common foot lengths
Each row multiplies by 0.3048 and shows four decimal places. These are not recommended trench lengths.
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 2 | 0.6096 |
| 5 | 1.5240 |
| 10 | 3.0480 |
| 100 | 30.4800 |
Worked examples
One foot is 0.3048 meters. Ten feet are 3.0480 meters. One hundred feet are 30.4800 meters at four decimals. The reverse of one meter divides by 0.3048.
| Case | Feet | Meters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 foot | 1.0000 | 0.3048 |
| 10 feet | 10.0000 | 3.0480 |
| 100 feet | 100.0000 | 30.4800 |
| 1 meter | 3.2808 | 1.0000 |
A foot of length is not a cubic foot
Cubic feet stated as cubic meters, using 0.02831685, stay on cubic feet to cubic meters. Feet of head stated as pounds per square inch stay on feet of head to psi. A gallon stated as cubic meters, using 0.003785412, stays on gallons to cubic meters. This page has no 0.02831685 and no 0.003785412.
How should you write feet to meters?
Write five lines before the number leaves this page. A later visit should not have to guess which foot was used.
- The entered value, and whether it was feet or meters.
- The factor, 0.3048, named as the NIST foot line.
- Both results, at four decimals.
- Which tape, log, or sheet the length came from.
- A note that the cubic-foot row and the head-to-pressure row were not applied, and that the factor was not called exact.
What stays off this length
Cubing 0.3048 is not a second fetch of the cubic-foot line, and this page does not call the two rows the same number. The inch row and the yard row on the same NIST page were not used. A drawing that needs both a length and a volume should keep the two NIST rows on two lines, so a later reader does not cube 0.3048 and call the product the cubic-foot factor.
A water treatment dealer who saves the 0.3048 note will not swap in a cubic foot and call the result meters. This conversion does not size a trench and does not say a sample passed a county rule. A private-well lab sheet is still the well water testing guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do feet to meters use 0.3048?
Multiply feet by 0.3048. That is the NIST Appendix B.8 row for a foot into a meter, printed as 3.048 E-01. Divide meters by the same factor to go back. The factor is not called exact, because boldface was not preserved.
Is 0.3048 the cubic-foot factor?
No. The cubic-foot row on the same NIST page is a volume line, used by the cubic feet to cubic meters converter. This page converts a length. It does not cube 0.3048.
Does feet to meters use a head-to-pressure factor?
No. Feet of head stated as pounds per square inch stay on the feet of head to psi converter. This page does not print a pressure.
What is 1 foot in meters?
One foot is 0.3048 meters. Two feet are 0.6096 meters. Ten feet are 3.0480 meters. One hundred feet are 30.4800 meters at four decimals. Those products use the printed NIST factor.
Is this a well depth or a code length?
No. The result is a unit change for a length you typed. It is not a well log, a setback, or a pass line on a drawing.
Save 0.3048 Next to the Length
The feet, the meters, and the NIST line belong on the customer record.
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