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 231 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 231 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

231 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 231 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 200.73351187922 kt

The final result is:

231 mph → 200.73351187922 kt

We conclude that 231 miles per hour is equivalent to 200.73351187922 knots:

231 miles per hour = 200.73351187922 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0049817292122188 × 231 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 231 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0049817292122188 knots.

Approximate result

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

231 mph ≅ 200.734 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero five times two hundred thirty-one 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