Convert miles to yards

Mile

Definition
A statute mile (symbol: mi) is a traditional length unit in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems. It equals 5 280 feet, 1 760 yards, or exactly 1 609.344 meters.

Geschichte und Herkunft

• Originating from the Latin mille passus (“thousand paces”), the mile was standardized in England in 1593 as 8 furlongs (5 280 ft).

• Earlier variants included the Roman mile (5 000 ft) and regional lengths across Europe.

• Specialized forms like the nautical mile (1 852 m) and others (Italian, Chinese) persist in niche contexts.

Derzeitige Verwendung
Miles remain the primary measure for:

• Highway distances and speed limits in the U.S., U.K., Myanmar, and Liberia

• Aviation (distinguishing statute from nautical miles)

• Certain road races and traditional events

Yard

Definition
A yard (symbol: yd) is an Imperial/U.S. customary length unit fixed at 0.9144 meters since 1959. One yard comprises 3 feet or 36 inches.

Geschichte und Herkunft

• Likely derived from Old English gerd (“rod” or “staff”), early “yards” varied by region and often by the measure of a person’s waist or stride.

• An international agreement in 1959 unified the yard at exactly 0.9144 m.

Derzeitige Verwendung
Yards are widely used for:

• Field markings in American/Canadian football, soccer, and cricket

• Short-distance road signage in the U.K.

• Everyday distance references in both the U.S. and U.K.

Mile → Yard Conversion Table

Wie man konvertiert

• 1 mi = 1 760 yd

• 1 yd ≈ 0.00056818 mi

Beispiel

Konvertieren 15 miles to yards:

15 mi × 1 760 yd/mi = 26 400 yd