Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:

1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt

To convert 179.9 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 179.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt

179.9 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 179.9 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 156.32882591806 kt

The final result is:

179.9 mph → 156.32882591806 kt

We conclude that 179.9 miles per hour is equivalent to 156.32882591806 knots:

179.9 miles per hour = 156.32882591806 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0063967729184133 × 179.9 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 179.9 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0063967729184133 knots.

Approximate result

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

179.9 mph ≅ 156.329 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times one hundred seventy-nine point nine miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to knots chart

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