Yard (yd) Length Conversion Calculator

Yard Conversion Calculator

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What is a Yard?

A yard is a unit used to measure length.

The yard is a US customary and imperial unit of length. Yards can be abbreviated as yd; for example, 1 yard can be written as 1 yd.

Background and Origin

A yard was originally the length of a man's belt or girdle, as it was called. In the 12th century, King Henry I of England fixed the yard as the distance from his nose to the thumb of his out-stretched arm. In 1959 the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa agreed to define the yard as exactly 0.9144 meters.

Historically the yard has always been equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, but the actual length has varied through time as the actual lengths of the inch have been defined differently. Its usage dating back to the Romans, although the true origin is not agreed upon.

Uses

In the US and UK, fabrics and carpeting is often sold by the square yard, which is equal to a 1 yd by 1 yd area. The yard is also used as a standard length measure in several sports, including American football, cricket, rugby, and golf.

How Long is a Yard?

The yard is a unit of length measurement equal to 3 feet or 36 inches. The international yard is legally defined to be equal to exactly 0.9144 meters.^[1]

How to Convert Yards

To convert yards to another unit of length, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.^[2]

You can find the conversion factors for yards in the conversion table below.

Then, multiply the length measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.

yards × conversion factor = result

You can also use a calculator, such as one of the converters below, for the conversion.

Yard Conversion Table

Common yard values and equivalent imperial and metric length measurements
yards	miles	feet	inches	kilometers	meters	centimeters	millimeters	micrometers	nanometers
1 yd	0.000568 mi	3'	36"	0.000914 km	0.9144 m	91.44 cm	914.4 mm	914,400 µm	914,400,000 nm
2 yd	0.001136 mi	6'	72"	0.001829 km	1.8288 m	182.88 cm	1,829 mm	1,828,800 µm	1,828,800,000 nm
3 yd	0.001705 mi	9'	108"	0.002743 km	2.7432 m	274.32 cm	2,743 mm	2,743,200 µm	2,743,200,000 nm
4 yd	0.002273 mi	12'	144"	0.003658 km	3.6576 m	365.76 cm	3,658 mm	3,657,600 µm	3,657,600,000 nm
5 yd	0.002841 mi	15'	180"	0.004572 km	4.572 m	457.2 cm	4,572 mm	4,572,000 µm	4,572,000,000 nm
6 yd	0.003409 mi	18'	216"	0.005486 km	5.4864 m	548.64 cm	5,486 mm	5,486,400 µm	5,486,400,000 nm
7 yd	0.003977 mi	21'	252"	0.006401 km	6.4008 m	640.08 cm	6,401 mm	6,400,800 µm	6,400,800,000 nm
8 yd	0.004545 mi	24'	288"	0.007315 km	7.3152 m	731.52 cm	7,315 mm	7,315,200 µm	7,315,200,000 nm
9 yd	0.005114 mi	27'	324"	0.00823 km	8.2296 m	822.96 cm	8,230 mm	8,229,600 µm	8,229,600,000 nm
10 yd	0.005682 mi	30'	360"	0.009144 km	9.144 m	914.4 cm	9,144 mm	9,144,000 µm	9,144,000,000 nm
11 yd	0.00625 mi	33'	396"	0.010058 km	10.0584 m	1,006 cm	10,058 mm	10,058,400 µm	10,058,400,000 nm
12 yd	0.006818 mi	36'	432"	0.010973 km	10.9728 m	1,097 cm	10,973 mm	10,972,800 µm	10,972,800,000 nm
13 yd	0.007386 mi	39'	468"	0.011887 km	11.8872 m	1,189 cm	11,887 mm	11,887,200 µm	11,887,200,000 nm
14 yd	0.007955 mi	42'	504"	0.012802 km	12.8016 m	1,280 cm	12,802 mm	12,801,600 µm	12,801,600,000 nm
15 yd	0.008523 mi	45'	540"	0.013716 km	13.716 m	1,372 cm	13,716 mm	13,716,000 µm	13,716,000,000 nm
16 yd	0.009091 mi	48'	576"	0.01463 km	14.6304 m	1,463 cm	14,630 mm	14,630,400 µm	14,630,400,000 nm
17 yd	0.009659 mi	51'	612"	0.015545 km	15.5448 m	1,554 cm	15,545 mm	15,544,800 µm	15,544,800,000 nm
18 yd	0.010227 mi	54'	648"	0.016459 km	16.4592 m	1,646 cm	16,459 mm	16,459,200 µm	16,459,200,000 nm
19 yd	0.010795 mi	57'	684"	0.017374 km	17.3736 m	1,737 cm	17,374 mm	17,373,600 µm	17,373,600,000 nm
20 yd	0.011364 mi	60'	720"	0.018288 km	18.288 m	1,829 cm	18,288 mm	18,288,000 µm	18,288,000,000 nm