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 5000 yards into miles we have to multiply 5000 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

5000 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 5000 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 2.8409090909091 mi

The final result is:

5000 yd → 2.8409090909091 mi

We conclude that 5000 yards is equivalent to 2.8409090909091 miles:

5000 yards = 2.8409090909091 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.352 × 5000 yards.

Another way is saying that 5000 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.352 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand yards is approximately two point eight four one miles:

5000 yd ≅ 2.841 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point three five two times five thousand 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