How Many Yards in a Mile?
There are 1,760 yards in one mile.
How to Convert Miles to Yards
To convert miles to yards, multiply by 1,760.
For example: 5 miles × 1,760 = 8,800 yards.
Why This Number Matters
Track and field, golf and American football all measure in yards, while road and race distances are in miles. Converting between them is how a 1,600-meter race gets described as "about a mile".
A mile is 17.6 lengths of an American football field between the goal lines, since each is 100 yards.
What People Get Wrong
The high-school "mile" run is usually 1,600 meters, which is 1,749.78 yards — about 10 yards short of a true mile. The full mile is 1,609.34 meters.
Miles to Yards Conversion Table
| Miles (mi) | Yards (yd) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,760 |
| 2 | 3,520 |
| 3 | 5,280 |
| 4 | 7,040 |
| 5 | 8,800 |
| 6 | 10,560 |
| 7 | 12,320 |
| 8 | 14,080 |
| 9 | 15,840 |
| 10 | 17,600 |
| 11 | 19,360 |
| 12 | 21,120 |
| 13 | 22,880 |
| 14 | 24,640 |
| 15 | 26,400 |
| 16 | 28,160 |
| 17 | 29,920 |
| 18 | 31,680 |
| 19 | 33,440 |
| 20 | 35,200 |
| 25 | 44,000 |
| 30 | 52,800 |
| 40 | 70,400 |
| 50 | 88,000 |
| 75 | 132,000 |
| 100 | 176,000 |
| 250 | 440,000 |
| 500 | 880,000 |
| 1,000 | 1,760,000 |
About These Units
The mile
The statute mile is 5,280 feet, or exactly 1,609.344 meters. It is the unit on every American road sign and speedometer. A nautical mile is a different unit of 1,852 meters.
The yard
A yard is 3 feet, or exactly 0.9144 meters. In the United States it survives mainly in football, fabric and landscaping materials sold by the cubic yard.
Definitions follow NIST Special Publication 811, Appendix B. See how we calculate for the exact values and rounding rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many yards in half a mile?
Half a mile is 880 yards, the distance of the old half-mile track race.
Why 1,760?
A mile is 8 furlongs and a furlong is 220 yards, so 8 times 220 gives 1,760.
How many yards in a kilometer?
A kilometer is 1,093.61 yards.
How many feet in a mile?
A mile is 5,280 feet, which is 1,760 yards times 3.