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 1496 yards into miles we have to multiply 1496 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

1496 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 1496 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.85 mi

The final result is:

1496 yd → 0.85 mi

We conclude that 1496 yards is equivalent to 0.85 miles:

1496 yards = 0.85 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.1764705882353 × 1496 yards.

Another way is saying that 1496 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1764705882353 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred ninety-six yards is approximately zero point eight five miles:

1496 yd ≅ 0.85 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point one seven six times one thousand four hundred ninety-six 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