Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:

1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s

To convert 1609 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 1609 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s

1609 mph → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 1609 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2359.8666666667 ft/s

The final result is:

1609 mph → 2359.8666666667 ft/s

We conclude that 1609 miles per hour is equivalent to 2359.8666666667 feet per second:

1609 miles per hour = 2359.8666666667 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.0004237527543929 × 1609 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 1609 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0004237527543929 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

1609 mph ≅ 2359.867 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand six hundred nine miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to feet per second chart

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