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 505 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 505 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

505 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 505 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.461772 km

The final result is:

505 yd → 0.461772 km

We conclude that 505 yards is equivalent to 0.461772 kilometers:

505 yards = 0.461772 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.1655708877974 × 505 yards.

Another way is saying that 505 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1655708877974 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

505 yd ≅ 0.462 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point one six six times five hundred five 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