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 997 yards into miles we have to multiply 997 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

997 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 997 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.56647727272727 mi

The final result is:

997 yd → 0.56647727272727 mi

We conclude that 997 yards is equivalent to 0.56647727272727 miles:

997 yards = 0.56647727272727 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.765295887663 × 997 yards.

Another way is saying that 997 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.765295887663 miles.

Approximate result

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

997 yd ≅ 0.566 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point seven six five times nine hundred ninety-seven 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