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 491 yards into miles we have to multiply 491 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

491 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 491 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.27897727272727 mi

The final result is:

491 yd → 0.27897727272727 mi

We conclude that 491 yards is equivalent to 0.27897727272727 miles:

491 yards = 0.27897727272727 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 3.5845213849287 × 491 yards.

Another way is saying that 491 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 3.5845213849287 miles.

Approximate result

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

491 yd ≅ 0.279 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately three point five eight five times four hundred ninety-one 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