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 253 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 253 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

253 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 253 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.2313432 km

The final result is:

253 yd → 0.2313432 km

We conclude that 253 yards is equivalent to 0.2313432 kilometers:

253 yards = 0.2313432 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 4.3225822068684 × 253 yards.

Another way is saying that 253 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 4.3225822068684 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

253 yd ≅ 0.231 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately four point three two three times two hundred fifty-three 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