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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 1261 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 1261 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

1261 ft/s → V(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V(mph) = 1261 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V(mph) = 859.77272727273 mph

The final result is:

1261 ft/s → 859.77272727273 mph

We conclude that 1261 feet per second is equivalent to 859.77272727273 miles per hour:

1261 feet per second = 859.77272727273 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.0011630980703146 × 1261 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1261 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011630980703146 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred sixty-one feet per second is approximately eight hundred fifty-nine point seven seven three miles per hour:

1261 ft/s ≅ 859.773 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand two hundred sixty-one feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to miles per hour

feet per second (ft/s) miles per hour (mph)
1262 feet per second 860.455 miles per hour
1263 feet per second 861.136 miles per hour
1264 feet per second 861.818 miles per hour
1265 feet per second 862.5 miles per hour
1266 feet per second 863.182 miles per hour
1267 feet per second 863.864 miles per hour
1268 feet per second 864.545 miles per hour
1269 feet per second 865.227 miles per hour
1270 feet per second 865.909 miles per hour
1271 feet per second 866.591 miles per hour