Yards to Meters Converter (yd to m)
1 yd = 0.9144 m exactly. Convert yards to meters for golf distances, American football, cricket pitches, pools and fabric, with charts.
m = yd × 0.9144
Yard (yd): The international yard is exactly 0.9144 metres, or 3 feet. It is used in the US and UK for fabric, sports fields such as American football and golf, and short distances on British road signs.
Meter (m): The metre is the SI base unit of length. Since 1983 it has been defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 of a second.
| Yard (yd) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.9144 |
| 5 | 4.572 |
| 10 | 9.144 |
| 25 | 22.86 |
| 50 | 45.72 |
| 100 | 91.44 |
The yard survives in a few strongholds: American football and golf, cricket pitches, US swimming pools built to 25 yards, and fabric counters in the US. Converting those figures to meters is exact, because the 1959 agreement defined the yard as 0.9144 m and derived the foot and inch from it.
A yard is a little shorter than a meter, so the meter figure always comes out about 8.6% smaller than the yard figure. Golf yardages and football distances are the usual lookups in the first chart; the second chart covers metric pool and track lengths for readers going the other way.
How to use this tool
- Type a value in the Yard box to see it in meters, or type in the Meter box to convert the other way.
- Press ⇄ to swap the two units, or Load example for a typical value.
- Check the charts below for common values; for other units, open the Length converter.
Formula
m = yd × 0.9144
yd = m ÷ 0.9144
Both factors come from exact definitions: 1 meter = 1.09361329834 yards and 1 yard = 0.9144 meters (shown to 12 significant digits).
Example
Two conversions worked with the same factors the converter uses:
150 yd × 0.9144 = 137.16 m
50 m × 1.09361329834 ≈ 54.6807 yd
Yard to Meter chart
Common values from yards to meters, rounded to four decimal places.
| Yard (yd) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|
| 0.25 | 0.2286 |
| 0.5 | 0.4572 |
| 0.75 | 0.6858 |
| 1 | 0.9144 |
| 1.5 | 1.3716 |
| 2 | 1.8288 |
| 3 | 2.7432 |
| 5 | 4.572 |
| 10 | 9.144 |
| 15 | 13.716 |
| 20 | 18.288 |
| 22 | 20.1168 |
| 25 | 22.86 |
| 40 | 36.576 |
| 50 | 45.72 |
| 75 | 68.58 |
| 100 | 91.44 |
| 110 | 100.584 |
| 120 | 109.728 |
| 150 | 137.16 |
| 175 | 160.02 |
| 200 | 182.88 |
| 250 | 228.6 |
| 300 | 274.32 |
| 400 | 365.76 |
| 440 | 402.336 |
| 500 | 457.2 |
Meter to Yard chart
The reverse direction for values people often look up.
| Meter (m) | Yard (yd) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.0936 |
| 2 | 2.1872 |
| 5 | 5.4681 |
| 10 | 10.9361 |
| 25 | 27.3403 |
| 50 | 54.6807 |
| 91.44 | 100 |
| 100 | 109.3613 |
| 150 | 164.042 |
| 200 | 218.7227 |
| 400 | 437.4453 |
| 1,000 | 1,093.61 |
Distances measured in yards
| Item | Yard (yd) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|---|
| American football field, goal line to goal line | 100 | 91.44 |
| Football field including both end zones | 120 | 109.728 |
| First down, the distance to gain | 10 | 9.144 |
| Cricket pitch, stump to stump | 22 | 20.1168 |
| Short-course US swimming pool | 25 | 22.86 |
| Golf course 150-yard marker | 150 | 137.16 |
| Fabric bought by the half yard | 0.5 | 0.4572 |
Quick mental estimate
Take a tenth off the yards and add back a hundredth: 150 yd → 150 − 15 + 1.5 = 136.5 m, close to the exact 137.16 m. That multiplies by 0.91, about 0.5% below the true 0.9144; taking off a tenth alone is about 1.6% low.
Use the converter or the charts when the exact figure matters.
The two units
Yard (yd): The international yard is exactly 0.9144 metres, or 3 feet. It is used in the US and UK for fabric, sports fields such as American football and golf, and short distances on British road signs.
Meter (m): The metre is the SI base unit of length. Since 1983 it has been defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 of a second.
Frequently asked questions
How long is a football field in meters?
An American football field is 100 yd (91.44 m) between the goal lines and 120 yd (109.728 m) including the two 10-yard end zones. Its width is 53 1/3 yd, or 48.768 m.
Is a 25-yard pool the same as a 25-meter pool?
No. A 25-yard pool is 22.86 m long, about 2.1 m shorter than a 25 m pool, so times swum in yards are faster and are kept separately from metric times.
How many meters of fabric is 3 yards?
Exactly 2.7432 m. If a shop sells by the meter, round up: 2.75 m covers 3 yards with less than a centimeter to spare.
How precise is the result?
The converter uses the exact definitions above with browser floating-point arithmetic and shows up to 12 significant digits. The charts round to four decimal places for reading.
Sources
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