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 1242 yards into miles we have to multiply 1242 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

1242 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 1242 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.70568181818182 mi

The final result is:

1242 yd → 0.70568181818182 mi

We conclude that 1242 yards is equivalent to 0.70568181818182 miles:

1242 yards = 0.70568181818182 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.4170692431562 × 1242 yards.

Another way is saying that 1242 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.4170692431562 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-two yards is approximately zero point seven zero six miles:

1242 yd ≅ 0.706 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point four one seven times one thousand two hundred forty-two 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