One yard is exactly 0.9144 meters. Multiply yards by 0.9144 to get meters; 100 yards is 91.44 meters. You need this direction for sports fields, golf distances, swimming pools, fabric and the occasional fence or hedge length given in yards in US or British documents. The yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 meters since the 1959 international agreement, so the factor is exact and any rounding happens only in your final answer.
Formula
Yards to Meters conversion table
| Yards | Meters |
|---|---|
| 0.25 yd | 0.2286 m |
| 0.5 yd | 0.4572 m |
| 1 yd | 0.9144 m |
| 2 yd | 1.8288 m |
| 3 yd | 2.7432 m |
| 4 yd | 3.6576 m |
| 5 yd | 4.572 m |
| 6 yd | 5.4864 m |
| 7 yd | 6.4008 m |
| 8 yd | 7.3152 m |
| 9 yd | 8.2296 m |
| 10 yd | 9.144 m |
| 15 yd | 13.716 m |
| 20 yd | 18.288 m |
| 25 yd | 22.86 m |
| 30 yd | 27.432 m |
| 40 yd | 36.576 m |
| 50 yd | 45.72 m |
| 60 yd | 54.864 m |
| 70 yd | 64.008 m |
| 75 yd | 68.58 m |
| 80 yd | 73.152 m |
| 90 yd | 82.296 m |
| 100 yd | 91.44 m |
| 250 yd | 228.6 m |
| 500 yd | 457.2 m |
| 1,000 yd | 914.4 m |
Where you’ll use it
An American football field is 100 yards between the goal lines, or 91.44 meters. Golf courses in the US and UK mark distances in yards, and players moving to metric courses convert them. Many US pools are 25 yards, which is 22.86 meters, while competition pools elsewhere are 25 or 50 meters. In land records, yards appear in older UK descriptions and in some US frontage measurements.
Tip: A yard is close to a meter but not the same: about 8.6% shorter. Over 25 lengths of a pool or a long fence line, that gap adds up, so swim times from a 25-yard pool are not comparable with times from a 25-meter pool.