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 490 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 490 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

490 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 490 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.448056 km

The final result is:

490 yd → 0.448056 km

We conclude that 490 yards is equivalent to 0.448056 kilometers:

490 yards = 0.448056 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.2318638741586 × 490 yards.

Another way is saying that 490 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.2318638741586 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety yards is approximately zero point four four eight kilometers:

490 yd ≅ 0.448 km

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