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 973 yards into miles we have to multiply 973 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

973 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 973 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.55284090909091 mi

The final result is:

973 yd → 0.55284090909091 mi

We conclude that 973 yards is equivalent to 0.55284090909091 miles:

973 yards = 0.55284090909091 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.808838643371 × 973 yards.

Another way is saying that 973 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.808838643371 miles.

Approximate result

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

973 yd ≅ 0.553 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point eight zero nine times nine hundred seventy-three 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