Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 1059 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 1059 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

1059 yd → L_(km)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:

L_(km) = 1059 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.9683496 km

The final result is:

1059 yd → 0.9683496 km

We conclude that 1059 yards is equivalent to 0.9683496 kilometers:

1059 yards = 0.9683496 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.0326848898373 × 1059 yards.

Another way is saying that 1059 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0326848898373 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand fifty-nine yards is approximately zero point nine six eight kilometers:

1059 yd ≅ 0.968 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point zero three three times one thousand fifty-nine yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to kilometers