Convert Yard to Mile
Yard
The yard (yd) is a unit of length in both the imperial system and the U.S. customary system. It is equal to 3 feet or approximately 0.9144 meters. The yard is commonly used for measuring medium distances, such as the length of rooms, fields, or sports fields.
The yard has its origins in medieval England, where it was defined as the length of a standard man's stride or a physical reference such as the king's rod. The term "yard" comes from the Old English word "gyrd", meaning a stick or rod. In the 12th century, King Henry I of England is often credited with establishing the yard as a standard unit of measure, defining it as the length of his own arm from the tip of his nose to the end of his thumb. Over time, the yard became standardized, and its definition was refined to be exactly 36 inches, or 0.9144 meters, in the 19th century to align with the metric system.
Mile
The mile is a unit of length used in the imperial system and the U.S. customary system. One mile is equal to 5,280 feet, or approximately 1.60934 kilometers. It is commonly used to measure longer distances, such as in road signs, travel distances, and land measurement.
The mile has its origins in ancient Rome, where it was defined as 1,000 paces (Latin "mille passus", meaning "thousand paces"). A pace was considered to be the distance covered by one step of a soldier, approximately 5 feet. Over time, the Roman mile evolved and was used across the Roman Empire for military and civil purposes. The modern mile, standardized at 5,280 feet, was formalized in England in the 16th century. The mile has been adopted as a standard unit in the U.S. and the UK, and it continues to be widely used in countries that employ the imperial system for measuring distance.
Convert Yard to other length-converter units
1 Yard = 0.0009144 Kilometer
1 Yard = 0.9144 Meter
1 Yard = 91.44 Centimeter
1 Yard = 914.4 Millimeter
1 Yard = 914400 Micrometer
1 Yard = 914400000 Nanometer
1 Yard = 0.0005681797 Mile
1 Yard = 1 Yard
1 Yard = 3 Feet
1 Yard = 36 Inch
1 Yard = 9.665287622e-17 Light year
1 Yard = 914400 Micron
1 Yard = 0.0004937365 Nautical Mile