Yard (yd)
The yard (yd) is 3 feet or 36 inches, exactly 0.9144 m.
Symbol: yd
Quantity: length and distance
SI relation: 1 yd = 0.9144 m (exact)
Derivation: 1 yd = 3 ft = 0.9144 m (exact)
Exact: yes, by definition
Reference conditions. The international yard and pound agreement (1959) fixed 1 yard = 0.9144 m exactly, so the inch, foot and mile are exact.
Typical uses
- Fabric and textiles sold by the yard
- American football field (100 yd)
- Golf distances
Convert yards to other units
| Conversion | 1 yd equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| yard to meter | 0.9144 m | meter to yard |
| yard to kilometer | 0.0009144 km | kilometer to yard |
| yard to centimeter | 91.44 cm | centimeter to yard |
| yard to millimeter | 914.4 mm | millimeter to yard |
| yard to mile | 0.0005681818182 mi | mile to yard |
| yard to foot | 3 ft | foot to yard |
| yard to inch | 36 in | inch to yard |
| yard to micrometer | 914400 µm | micrometer to yard |
| yard to nanometer | 914400000 nm | nanometer to yard |
| yard to nautical mile | 0.0004937365011 nmi | nautical mile to yard |
| yard to angstrom | 9144000000 Å | angstrom to yard |
| yard to mil | 36000 mil | mil to yard |
Open the Length Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication 811, 2008 Edition, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Appendix B.8, "yard (yd)".
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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