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 480 yards into miles we have to multiply 480 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

480 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 480 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.27272727272727 mi

The final result is:

480 yd → 0.27272727272727 mi

We conclude that 480 yards is equivalent to 0.27272727272727 miles:

480 yards = 0.27272727272727 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 3.6666666666667 × 480 yards.

Another way is saying that 480 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 3.6666666666667 miles.

Approximate result

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

480 yd ≅ 0.273 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately three point six six seven times four hundred eighty 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