Yards to Meters Converter
Type yards to get meters. A yard is exactly 0.9144 m, so 100 yards is 91.44 meters.
100 yd =
91.44m
100 yards is 91.44 meters.
- 1 yd
- 0.9144 m
- 1 m
- 1.0936 yd
How to convert yards to meters
Multiply yards by 0.9144. The yard has been exactly 0.9144 m since 1959, and the international foot and inch are defined from it. 50 yards is 45.72 m.
Swimmers meet this when a 25-yard pool stands in for a 25 m one: 25 yards is 22.86 m, so each length is 2.14 m shorter and times swum in yards cannot be compared directly with metric times.
Golf yardages convert the same way: a 300-yard drive carries 274.32 m. Fabric sold by the yard is also cut to the same factor, so 2 yards of cloth is 1.83 m.
meters = yards × 0.9144
- One yard is exactly 0.9144 m; the foot is a third of it (0.3048 m) and the inch a thirty-sixth (0.0254 m). Source: NIST, SI units: length.
How to estimate yards to meters in your head
Take off a tenth: multiplying by 0.9 is about 1.6% low. 120 yards becomes 108 m, against an exact 109.73 m.
Or remember that a meter is about 1.09 yards, so 100 m is about 109 yards and the 100 yards of an American football field are about 91 m.
Yards to meters chart
Distances from one yard to a mile, in meters.
| Yards (yd) | Meters (m) | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.9144 | |
| 2 | 1.8288 | |
| 3 | 2.7432 | |
| 5 | 4.572 | |
| 10 | 9.144 | |
| 20 | 18.288 | |
| 25 | 22.86 | a short-course yards pool |
| 40 | 36.576 | |
| 50 | 45.72 | |
| 75 | 68.58 |
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| 100 | 91.44 | goal line to goal line, American football |
| 110 | 100.584 | |
| 120 | 109.728 | football field with both end zones |
| 150 | 137.16 | |
| 200 | 182.88 | |
| 220 | 201.168 | |
| 300 | 274.32 | |
| 400 | 365.76 | |
| 440 | 402.336 | a quarter mile |
| 500 | 457.2 | |
| 880 | 804.672 | |
| 1,000 | 914.4 | |
| 1,760 | 1,609.344 | one mile |
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is a football field in meters?
The 100-yard field of play is 91.44 m. With the two 10-yard end zones it is 120 yards, 109.73 m.
How many meters is 1,760 yards?
1,760 yards is one mile, exactly 1,609.344 m.
How many yards is 100 meters?
100 m is 109.36 yards. A 400 m lap is 437.4 yards, a few yards short of the old 440-yard quarter mile.
Is a yard longer than a meter?
No, a yard is 8.56 cm shorter than a meter (91.44 cm against 100 cm).
How do I convert fabric yardage to meters?
Multiply by 0.9144. A pattern calling for 3 yards needs 2.74 m, so buy 2.75 m or round up to 3 m.