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 501 yards into miles we have to multiply 501 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

501 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 501 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.28465909090909 mi

The final result is:

501 yd → 0.28465909090909 mi

We conclude that 501 yards is equivalent to 0.28465909090909 miles:

501 yards = 0.28465909090909 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 3.5129740518962 × 501 yards.

Another way is saying that 501 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 3.5129740518962 miles.

Approximate result

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

501 yd ≅ 0.285 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately three point five one three times five hundred 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