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 259 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 259 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

259 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 259 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 225.06484665246 kt

The final result is:

259 mph → 225.06484665246 kt

We conclude that 259 miles per hour is equivalent to 225.06484665246 knots:

259 miles per hour = 225.06484665246 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.004443163891979 × 259 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 259 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.004443163891979 knots.

Approximate result

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

259 mph ≅ 225.065 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times two hundred fifty-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