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 8980 yards into miles we have to multiply 8980 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

8980 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8980 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 5.1022727272727 mi

The final result is:

8980 yd → 5.1022727272727 mi

We conclude that 8980 yards is equivalent to 5.1022727272727 miles:

8980 yards = 5.1022727272727 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.19599109131403 × 8980 yards.

Another way is saying that 8980 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19599109131403 miles.

Approximate result

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

8980 yd ≅ 5.102 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point one nine six times eight thousand nine hundred eighty 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