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 842 yards into miles we have to multiply 842 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

842 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 842 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.47840909090909 mi

The final result is:

842 yd → 0.47840909090909 mi

We conclude that 842 yards is equivalent to 0.47840909090909 miles:

842 yards = 0.47840909090909 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 2.0902612826603 × 842 yards.

Another way is saying that 842 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0902612826603 miles.

Approximate result

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

842 yd ≅ 0.478 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately two point zero nine times eight hundred forty-two 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