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 479 yards into miles we have to multiply 479 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

479 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 479 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.27215909090909 mi

The final result is:

479 yd → 0.27215909090909 mi

We conclude that 479 yards is equivalent to 0.27215909090909 miles:

479 yards = 0.27215909090909 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 3.6743215031315 × 479 yards.

Another way is saying that 479 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 3.6743215031315 miles.

Approximate result

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

479 yd ≅ 0.272 mi

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