Converting speed

Miles per hour (mph) to Knot (kn)

Speed Converter ﹣ Converter Miles per hour to Knot

Here you can convert the Speed unit Miles per hour into the unit Knot and vice versa you can convert Knot into Miles per hour. By clicking the "Swap units" icon, you will always obtain the desired conversion in the calculation result, i.e., mph to kn or kn to mph. With the following calculator you can also calculate any other Speed unit.

Info about "Miles per hour"

The unit of length known as a "mile" and it should not be confused with the nautical mile and very commonly used in the Anglo-American countries. Therefore, the metric system is defined in miles (instead of kilometers) per time unit. For example, if a vehicle travels at a speed of 100 miles per hour (100 mph), it will move around 160 km per hour in the metric system.

The units are defined as follows: An object moving at 1 "mph" per hour will cover a distance of one mile. Therefore, 1 mile is equivalent to 1.609344 kilometers.

Info about "Knot"

Definition: An object that moves with a knot for one hour will cover a distance of one nautical mile. Therefore 1 nautical mile is equivalent to 1,852 meters. A knot refers to the speed of one nautical mile per hour.

The following rule is an easy way to remember when converting knots into km/h: "Multiply by two, and minus 10%". For example, a ship travelling at 20 knots will have a speed around 40-4=36 km/h (exactly 37.04 km/h).

Basis for conversion Miles per hour (mph) to Knot (kn) and vice versa

The abbreviation for the "Speed unit Miles per hour" is mph. The abbreviation for the "Speed unit Knot" is kn.

Formula for the conversion of Miles per hour (mph) to Knot (kn) and vice versa

The calculation from Miles per hour to Knot shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Miles per hour to Knot 

Determine the number of Knot from Miles per hour

Miles per hour × 0.86897624155103


Formula for the conversion of Knot (kn) to Miles per hour (mph)

The calculation from Knot to Miles per hour shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Knot to Miles per hour 

Determine the number of Miles per hour from Knot

Knot × 1.1507794484865


Overview table : How many Miles per hour are in a Knot ?

Miles per hour mph ⇒ Knot kn
0.01 Miles per hour  are  0.00869 Knot
0.02 Miles per hour  are  0.01738 Knot
0.03 Miles per hour  are  0.02606 Knot
0.04 Miles per hour  are  0.03475 Knot
0.05 Miles per hour  are  0.04344 Knot
0.06 Miles per hour  are  0.05213 Knot
0.07 Miles per hour  are  0.06082 Knot
0.08 Miles per hour  are  0.06951 Knot
0.09 Miles per hour  are  0.07820 Knot
0.10 Miles per hour  are  0.08689 Knot
0.20 Miles per hour  are  0.17379 Knot
0.30 Miles per hour  are  0.26069 Knot
0.40 Miles per hour  are  0.34759 Knot
0.50 Miles per hour  are  0.43448 Knot
0.60 Miles per hour  are  0.52138 Knot
0.70 Miles per hour  are  0.60828 Knot
0.80 Miles per hour  are  0.69518 Knot
0.90 Miles per hour  are  0.78207 Knot
1 Miles per hour  corresponds to  0.86897 Knot
2 Miles per hour  are  1.73795 Knot
3 Miles per hour  are  2.60692 Knot
4 Miles per hour  are  3.47590 Knot
5 Miles per hour  are  4.34488 Knot
6 Miles per hour  are  5.21385 Knot
7 Miles per hour  are  6.08283 Knot
8 Miles per hour  are  6.95181 Knot
9 Miles per hour  are  7.82078 Knot
10 Miles per hour  are  8.68976 Knot
20 Miles per hour  are  17.37952 Knot
30 Miles per hour  are  26.06928 Knot
40 Miles per hour  are  34.75905 Knot
50 Miles per hour  are  43.44881 Knot
60 Miles per hour  are  52.13857 Knot
70 Miles per hour  are  60.82833 Knot
80 Miles per hour  are  69.51809 Knot
90 Miles per hour  are  78.20786 Knot
100 Miles per hour  are  86.89762 Knot
200 Miles per hour  are  173.79524 Knot
300 Miles per hour  are  260.69287 Knot
400 Miles per hour  are  347.59049 Knot
500 Miles per hour  are  434.48812 Knot
600 Miles per hour  are  521.38574 Knot
700 Miles per hour  are  608.28336 Knot
800 Miles per hour  are  695.18099 Knot
900 Miles per hour  are  782.07861 Knot
1 000 Miles per hour  are  868.97624 Knot

Overview table : How many Knot are in a Miles per hour ?

Knot kn ⇒ Miles per hour mph
0.01 Knot  are  0.01150 Miles per hour
0.02 Knot  are  0.02301 Miles per hour
0.03 Knot  are  0.03452 Miles per hour
0.04 Knot  are  0.04603 Miles per hour
0.05 Knot  are  0.05753 Miles per hour
0.06 Knot  are  0.06904 Miles per hour
0.07 Knot  are  0.08055 Miles per hour
0.08 Knot  are  0.09206 Miles per hour
0.09 Knot  are  0.10357 Miles per hour
0.10 Knot  are  0.11507 Miles per hour
0.20 Knot  are  0.23015 Miles per hour
0.30 Knot  are  0.34523 Miles per hour
0.40 Knot  are  0.46031 Miles per hour
0.50 Knot  are  0.57539 Miles per hour
0.60 Knot  are  0.69046 Miles per hour
0.70 Knot  are  0.80554 Miles per hour
0.80 Knot  are  0.92062 Miles per hour
0.90 Knot  are  1.03570 Miles per hour
1 Knot  corresponds to  1.15077 Miles per hour
2 Knot  are  2.30155 Miles per hour
3 Knot  are  3.45233 Miles per hour
4 Knot  are  4.60311 Miles per hour
5 Knot  are  5.75389 Miles per hour
6 Knot  are  6.90467 Miles per hour
7 Knot  are  8.05545 Miles per hour
8 Knot  are  9.20623 Miles per hour
9 Knot  are  10.35701 Miles per hour
10 Knot  are  11.50779 Miles per hour
20 Knot  are  23.01558 Miles per hour
30 Knot  are  34.52338 Miles per hour
40 Knot  are  46.03117 Miles per hour
50 Knot  are  57.53897 Miles per hour
60 Knot  are  69.04676 Miles per hour
70 Knot  are  80.55456 Miles per hour
80 Knot  are  92.06235 Miles per hour
90 Knot  are  103.57015 Miles per hour
100 Knot  are  115.07794 Miles per hour
200 Knot  are  230.15589 Miles per hour
300 Knot  are  345.23383 Miles per hour
400 Knot  are  460.31177 Miles per hour
500 Knot  are  575.38972 Miles per hour
600 Knot  are  690.46766 Miles per hour
700 Knot  are  805.54561 Miles per hour
800 Knot  are  920.62355 Miles per hour
900 Knot  are  1 035.70150 Miles per hour
1 000 Knot  are  1 150.77944 Miles per hour

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This page of the 'Units of speed' category was last edited or reviewed by Stefan Banse on November 28, 2024. It corresponds to the current status.

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