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 8585 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 8585 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

8585 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8585 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 7.850124 km

The final result is:

8585 yd → 7.850124 km

We conclude that 8585 yards is equivalent to 7.850124 kilometers:

8585 yards = 7.850124 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.12738652281161 × 8585 yards.

Another way is saying that 8585 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12738652281161 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand five hundred eighty-five yards is approximately seven point eight five kilometers:

8585 yd ≅ 7.85 km

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