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 8500 yards into miles we have to multiply 8500 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

8500 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8500 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 4.8295454545455 mi

The final result is:

8500 yd → 4.8295454545455 mi

We conclude that 8500 yards is equivalent to 4.8295454545455 miles:

8500 yards = 4.8295454545455 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.20705882352941 × 8500 yards.

Another way is saying that 8500 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20705882352941 miles.

Approximate result

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

8500 yd ≅ 4.83 mi

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