Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to miles is 0.00056818181818182, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.00056818181818182 miles:

1 yd = 0.00056818181818182 mi

To convert 1240 yards into miles we have to multiply 1240 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.00056818181818182 mi

1240 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 1240 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.70454545454545 mi

The final result is:

1240 yd → 0.70454545454545 mi

We conclude that 1240 yards is equivalent to 0.70454545454545 miles:

1240 yards = 0.70454545454545 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.4193548387097 × 1240 yards.

Another way is saying that 1240 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.4193548387097 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty yards is approximately zero point seven zero five miles:

1240 yd ≅ 0.705 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point four one nine times one thousand two hundred forty yards.

Conversion table

yards to miles chart

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