Length Converter

Convert meters, feet, inches, miles, and more length units.

Enter a value, choose the units, and see the result plus every other length unit.

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Meter → Foot

Length Converter

Convert between metric and imperial length units in one step. Enter a value, pick the unit you have and the unit you need, and the converter shows the result plus the same length in every other unit – from nanometers and ångströms to miles and nautical miles.

Supported length units

  • Metric: kilometer, meter, decimeter, centimeter, millimeter, micrometer, nanometer, ångström.
  • Imperial / US customary: mile, yard, foot, inch, mil (thou).
  • Surveying and historic: furlong, chain, rod, fathom.
  • Navigation: nautical mile.

Exact conversion factors

Since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, imperial units are defined from the meter, so these factors are exact:

Unit Meters
1 inch 0.0254
1 foot 0.3048
1 yard 0.9144
1 mile 1,609.344
1 nautical mile 1,852

To convert between any two units the tool first converts to meters and then to the target unit, so results stay precise even for chains of conversions.

Everyday examples

  • A 5K run is 5 km = 3.107 miles.
  • A 6-foot person is 1.8288 m tall.
  • A 27-inch monitor diagonal is 68.58 cm.
  • A marathon (42.195 km) is 26.219 miles.

Precision

Choose how many decimals to show (0–10). Very large and very small results switch to scientific notation, such as 1e-9, so nothing is rounded away. For surface or space measurements use the Area Converter or the Volume Converter; for distances in space try the Astronomical Converter.

Frequently Asked Questions

One meter is 3.28084 feet. The foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 m, so divide meters by 0.3048 to get feet.

Multiply by 2.54. The inch has been defined as exactly 2.54 cm since 1959, so 10 inches is 25.4 cm.

A statute mile is 1,609.344 m and is used on roads. A nautical mile is 1,852 m – one minute of latitude – and is used in aviation and shipping.