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 8420 yards into miles we have to multiply 8420 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

8420 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8420 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 4.7840909090909 mi

The final result is:

8420 yd → 4.7840909090909 mi

We conclude that 8420 yards is equivalent to 4.7840909090909 miles:

8420 yards = 4.7840909090909 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.20902612826603 × 8420 yards.

Another way is saying that 8420 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20902612826603 miles.

Approximate result

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

8420 yd ≅ 4.784 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point two zero nine times eight thousand four hundred twenty 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