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 4242 yards into miles we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 4242 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 2.4102272727273 mi

The final result is:

4242 yd → 2.4102272727273 mi

We conclude that 4242 yards is equivalent to 2.4102272727273 miles:

4242 yards = 2.4102272727273 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.41489863272041 × 4242 yards.

Another way is saying that 4242 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.41489863272041 miles.

Approximate result

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

4242 yd ≅ 2.41 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point four one five times four 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