20 feet is exactly 6.096 meters, 240 inches or 6⅔ yards. That is exactly the width of a pickleball court.
20 ft = 6.096 m
Exact, because 1 foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 m
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How long is 20 feet?
20 feet = 20 × 0.3048 m = 6.096 m, exactly, because 1 foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters. In other units, 20 feet is 240 inches, 609.6 cm and 6⅔ yards (≈ 6.667 yd).
Numbers are hard to picture, so here is 20 feet drawn to scale next to real reference lengths.
Things that are about 20 feet long
Each size below comes from an official rule or a published specification. The note after each one says how close it is to 20 feet. Real objects vary.
A pickleball court (its width)
A pickleball court is 20 ft wide and 44 ft long, so its width is exactly 20 feet.
A racquetball court (its width)
A racquetball court is 20 ft wide, 40 ft long and 20 ft high, so its width is exactly 20 feet.
A 20-foot shipping container
A standard 20-foot container is 6.058 m (≈ 19.9 ft) long on the outside, about 1.5 inches short of 20 feet.
An NBA free-throw line to the baseline
The free-throw line is 19 ft from the baseline in the NBA, so 20 feet is 1 foot longer.
The NBA corner three-point line
The corner three is 22 ft from the basket, so it is 2 feet farther than 20 feet.
20 feet to meters chart
| Feet (ft) | Meters (m) |
|---|---|
| 10 ft | 3.048 |
| 12 ft | 3.658 |
| 14 ft | 4.267 |
| 16 ft | 4.877 |
| 18 ft | 5.486 |
| 20 ft | 6.096 |
| 22 ft | 6.706 |
| 24 ft | 7.315 |
| 26 ft | 7.925 |
| 28 ft | 8.534 |
| 30 ft | 9.144 |
Frequently asked questions
How many meters is 20 feet?
20 feet is exactly 6.096 meters. Multiply feet by 0.3048 to get meters.
How many yards is 20 feet?
20 feet is exactly 6⅔ yards (about 6.667 yards), because 1 yard is 3 feet.
How many inches is 20 feet?
20 feet is exactly 240 inches, because 1 foot is 12 inches.
Is 20 feet the same as 6 meters?
Almost. 6 meters is about 19.69 feet, so 20 feet is 9.6 cm (about 3.8 inches) longer than 6 meters.
How many steps is 20 feet?
About 8 to 9 steps for most adults, at roughly 2.2 to 2.5 feet per step. This is an estimate, not a measurement.
How tall is a 20-foot ceiling or wall?
A 20-foot wall is typically about 2 stories, at roughly 10 feet per story. Ceiling heights vary.
