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 5048 yards into miles we have to multiply 5048 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

5048 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 5048 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 2.8681818181818 mi

The final result is:

5048 yd → 2.8681818181818 mi

We conclude that 5048 yards is equivalent to 2.8681818181818 miles:

5048 yards = 2.8681818181818 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.3486529318542 × 5048 yards.

Another way is saying that 5048 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.3486529318542 miles.

Approximate result

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

5048 yd ≅ 2.868 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point three four nine times five thousand forty-eight 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