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 870 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 870 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

870 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 870 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.795528 km

The final result is:

870 yd → 0.795528 km

We conclude that 870 yards is equivalent to 0.795528 kilometers:

870 yards = 0.795528 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.2570267796985 × 870 yards.

Another way is saying that 870 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2570267796985 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred seventy yards is approximately zero point seven nine six kilometers:

870 yd ≅ 0.796 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point two five seven times eight hundred seventy 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