In this article I will show you how to convert 20 kilometers into feet. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 20 km to ft. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Kilometers to Feet
A kilometer is greater than a foot. I know that a km is greater than a ft because of something called conversion factors.
Put very simply, a conversion factor is a number that can be used to change one set of units to another, by multiplying or dividing it. So when we need to convert 20 kilometers into feet, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for km to ft is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 20 km to ft by multiplying 3280.8398950131 by the number of kilometers we have, which is 20.
So, the answer to the question "what is 20 kilometers in feet?" is 65616.797900262 ft.
Kilometers to Feet Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for km to ft:
| Kilometers (km) | Feet (ft) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 32.81 |
| 0.1 | 328.08 |
| 1 | 3280.84 |
| 2 | 6561.68 |
| 3 | 9842.52 |
| 5 | 16404.2 |
| 10 | 32808.4 |
| 20 | 65616.8 |
| 50 | 164041.99 |
| 100 | 328083.99 |
| 1000 | 3280839.9 |
Best Conversion Unit for 20 km
Sometimes when you work with conversions from one unit to another, the numbers can get a little confusing. Especially when dealing with really large numbers.
I've also calculated what the best unit of measurement is for 20 km.
To determine which unit is best, I decided to define that as being the unit of measurement which is as low as possible, without going below 1. Smaller numbers are more easily understood and can make it easier for you to understand the measurement.
The best unit of measurement I have found for 20 km is nautical miles and the amount is 10.799136069114 nmi.