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 562 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 562 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

562 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 562 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.5138928 km

The final result is:

562 yd → 0.5138928 km

We conclude that 562 yards is equivalent to 0.5138928 kilometers:

562 yards = 0.5138928 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.9459311358322 × 562 yards.

Another way is saying that 562 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9459311358322 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

562 yd ≅ 0.514 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point nine four six times five hundred sixty-two 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