Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to yards is 1.0936132983377, which means that 1 meter is equal to 1.0936132983377 yards:

1 m = 1.0936132983377 yd

To convert 1497 meters into yards we have to multiply 1497 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 1.0936132983377 yd

1497 m → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1497 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 1637.1391076115 yd

The final result is:

1497 m → 1637.1391076115 yd

We conclude that 1497 meters is equivalent to 1637.1391076115 yards:

1497 meters = 1637.1391076115 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00061082164328657 × 1497 meters.

Another way is saying that 1497 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00061082164328657 yards.

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-seven meters is approximately one thousand six hundred thirty-seven point one three nine yards:

1497 m ≅ 1637.139 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred ninety-seven meters.

Conversion table

meters to yards chart

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