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 8397 yards into miles we have to multiply 8397 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

8397 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8397 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 4.7710227272727 mi

The final result is:

8397 yd → 4.7710227272727 mi

We conclude that 8397 yards is equivalent to 4.7710227272727 miles:

8397 yards = 4.7710227272727 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.20959866619031 × 8397 yards.

Another way is saying that 8397 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20959866619031 miles.

Approximate result

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

8397 yd ≅ 4.771 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point two one times eight thousand three hundred ninety-seven 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