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To convert from Yard (yd) to Nanometer (nm), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Meter (m) and Foot (ft).
To convert from Yard (yd) to Micrometer (μm), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Meter (m) and Foot (ft).
To convert from Yard (yd) to Millimeter (mm), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Meter (m) and Foot (ft).
To convert from Yard (yd) to Centimeter (cm), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Meter (m) and Foot (ft).
To convert from Yard (yd) to Decimeter (dm), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Meter (m) and Foot (ft).
To convert from Yard (yd) to Meter (m), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Meter (m) and Foot (ft).
To convert from Yard (yd) to Kilometer (km), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Meter (m) and Foot (ft).
To convert from Yard (yd) to Mil (mil), use the following formula:
To convert from Yard (yd) to Inch (in), use the following formula:
To convert from Yard (yd) to US Survey Foot (ft-us), use the following formula:
To convert from Yard (yd) to Foot (ft), use the following formula:
To convert from Yard (yd) to Fathom (fathom), use the following formula:
To convert from Yard (yd) to Mile (mi), use the following formula:
To convert from Yard (yd) to Nautical Mile (nMi), use the following formula:
A yard (yd) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement.
A yard is equal to 3 feet (ft) or 36 inches.
The history of the yard is traditionally linked to English monarchs. According to folklore, King Henry I of England (reigned 1100-1135) decreed that a yard should be the distance from the tip of his nose to the end of his outstretched thumb.
While this story is popular, the unit's origins likely date back to the Anglo-Saxons and were later standardized by various royal decrees and physical "yardsticks."
In 1959, an international agreement defined the yard as precisely 0.9144 meters.
This global standardization of the unit ensures consistent conversions between the imperial and metric systems.
To summarize the key yard conversions:
Although most of the world uses the metric system, the yard remains essential in some places—especially the United States and the United Kingdom.
It's the standard unit in American and Canadian football, commonly used in the textile industry to sell fabric, and often used to measure distances on golf courses.