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 478 yards into miles we have to multiply 478 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

478 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 478 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.27159090909091 mi

The final result is:

478 yd → 0.27159090909091 mi

We conclude that 478 yards is equivalent to 0.27159090909091 miles:

478 yards = 0.27159090909091 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 3.6820083682008 × 478 yards.

Another way is saying that 478 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 3.6820083682008 miles.

Approximate result

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

478 yd ≅ 0.272 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately three point six eight two times four hundred seventy-eight 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