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 490 yards into miles we have to multiply 490 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

490 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 490 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.27840909090909 mi

The final result is:

490 yd → 0.27840909090909 mi

We conclude that 490 yards is equivalent to 0.27840909090909 miles:

490 yards = 0.27840909090909 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 3.5918367346939 × 490 yards.

Another way is saying that 490 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 3.5918367346939 miles.

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 two seven eight miles:

490 yd ≅ 0.278 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately three point five nine two times four hundred ninety 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