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 970 yards into miles we have to multiply 970 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

970 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 970 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.55113636363636 mi

The final result is:

970 yd → 0.55113636363636 mi

We conclude that 970 yards is equivalent to 0.55113636363636 miles:

970 yards = 0.55113636363636 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.8144329896907 × 970 yards.

Another way is saying that 970 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8144329896907 miles.

Approximate result

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

970 yd ≅ 0.551 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point eight one four times nine hundred seventy 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