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 497 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 497 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

497 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 497 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.4544568 km

The final result is:

497 yd → 0.4544568 km

We conclude that 497 yards is equivalent to 0.4544568 kilometers:

497 yards = 0.4544568 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.2004291717056 × 497 yards.

Another way is saying that 497 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.2004291717056 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

497 yd ≅ 0.454 km

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