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Fact about Yard
Basic facts: A yard [symbol: yd] is a unit of length in both the US customary and British imperial systems of measurement. A yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 meters since 1959, It is also equivalent to 3 feet, or 36 inches.
History: The origin of the yard is not quite certain. A yard is an English unit [predecessor of imperial units] the term “yard” derives from the Old English gerd, gyrd, etc., which was used for staves, branches, and measuring rods. some suggest that it initially derived from the girth of a person’s waist, while others consider it originated as a cubic measure.
Use: The yard is generally used in field-length measurement for specific sports like American and Canadian football, and association football [soccer]. The yard sometimes is used in golf fairway measurements and it is also used in cricket pitch dimensions. In the United Kingdom as well as the United States, the yard is often used when referring to distance. In the United Kingdom, it is also a legal condition that road signs marking shorter distances are displayed in yards.
Facts about Kilometer
Basic facts: A kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system, its symbol is “km”, it is equivalent to one thousand meters and 0.6214 miles. [kilo- is the SI prefix for 1000]. A slang term for the kilometer in the US, Canadian, and UK, militaries is “klick”.
History: The origin of the kilometer is related to that of the meter, and its present definition is the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The relationship between the meter and the kilometer will remain constant, although the above-mentioned definition is subject to change.
Use: Currently, it is the official unit of measurement for expressing distances between the world’s most geographical places on land. Though, there still remain some countries that mainly use the mile instead of the kilometer including the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). The UK has adopted the metric system, unlike the United States, while in the UK, the metric system is widely used in government, industry, and commerce, rests of the imperial system can still be seen in the United Kingdom’s use of miles in its road systems.
How many kilometers in a yard?
1 yard is equivalent to 0.0009144 kilometers. Use 0.0009144 as the factor to convert yards to kilometers. Below find some popular yards to kilometers conversion questions:
- How many kilometers in 2 yards? 2 yards x 0.0009144 = 0.0018288 number kilometers
- How many kilometers in 3 yards? 3 yards x 0.0009144 = 0.0027432 number kilometers
- How many kilometers in 5 yards? 5 yards x 0.0009144 = 0.004572 number kilometers
- How many kilometers in 10 yards? 10 yards x 0.0009144 = 0.009144 number kilometers
- How many kilometers in 20 yards? 20 yards x 0.0009144 = 0.018288 number kilometers
- How many kilometers in 50 yards? 50 yards x 0.0009144 = 0.04572 number kilometers
- How many kilometers in 100 yards? 100 yards x 0.0009144 = 0.09144 number kilometers
- How many kilometers in 1000 yards? 1000 yards x 0.0009144 = 0.9144 number kilometers
Yards to Kilometers Conversion Chart
| Yards | Kilometers | Yards | Kilometers | Yards | Kilometers | Yards | Kilometers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0009144 | 26 | 0.0237744 | 51 | 0.0466344 | 76 | 0.0694944 |
| 2 | 0.0018288 | 27 | 0.0246888 | 52 | 0.0475488 | 77 | 0.0704088 |
| 3 | 0.0027432 | 28 | 0.0256032 | 53 | 0.0484632 | 78 | 0.0713232 |
| 4 | 0.0036576 | 29 | 0.0265176 | 54 | 0.0493776 | 79 | 0.0722376 |
| 5 | 0.004572 | 30 | 0.027432 | 55 | 0.050292 | 80 | 0.073152 |
| 6 | 0.0054864 | 31 | 0.0283464 | 56 | 0.0512064 | 81 | 0.0740664 |
| 7 | 0.0064008 | 32 | 0.0292608 | 57 | 0.0521208 | 82 | 0.0749808 |
| 8 | 0.0073152 | 33 | 0.0301752 | 58 | 0.0530352 | 83 | 0.0758952 |
| 9 | 0.0082296 | 34 | 0.0310896 | 59 | 0.0539496 | 84 | 0.0768096 |
| 10 | 0.009144 | 35 | 0.032004 | 60 | 0.054864 | 85 | 0.077724 |
| 11 | 0.0100584 | 36 | 0.0329184 | 61 | 0.0557784 | 86 | 0.0786384 |
| 12 | 0.0109728 | 37 | 0.0338328 | 62 | 0.0566928 | 87 | 0.0795528 |
| 13 | 0.0118872 | 38 | 0.0347472 | 63 | 0.0576072 | 88 | 0.0804672 |
| 14 | 0.0128016 | 39 | 0.0356616 | 64 | 0.0585216 | 89 | 0.0813816 |
| 15 | 0.013716 | 40 | 0.036576 | 65 | 0.059436 | 90 | 0.082296 |
| 16 | 0.0146304 | 41 | 0.0374904 | 66 | 0.0603504 | 91 | 0.0832104 |
| 17 | 0.0155448 | 42 | 0.0384048 | 67 | 0.0612648 | 92 | 0.0841248 |
| 18 | 0.0164592 | 43 | 0.0393192 | 68 | 0.0621792 | 93 | 0.0850392 |
| 19 | 0.0173736 | 44 | 0.0402336 | 69 | 0.0630936 | 94 | 0.0859536 |
| 20 | 0.018288 | 45 | 0.041148 | 70 | 0.064008 | 95 | 0.086868 |
| 21 | 0.0192024 | 46 | 0.0420624 | 71 | 0.0649224 | 96 | 0.0877824 |
| 22 | 0.0201168 | 47 | 0.0429768 | 72 | 0.0658368 | 97 | 0.0886968 |
| 23 | 0.0210312 | 48 | 0.0438912 | 73 | 0.0667512 | 98 | 0.0896112 |
| 24 | 0.0219456 | 49 | 0.0448056 | 74 | 0.0676656 | 99 | 0.0905256 |
| 25 | 0.02286 | 50 | 0.04572 | 75 | 0.06858 | 100 | 0.09144 |