Unit Converter
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 49 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 49 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
49 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 49 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 42.579835853169 kt
The final result is:
49 mph → 42.579835853169 kt
We conclude that 49 miles per hour is equivalent to 42.579835853169 knots:
49 miles per hour = 42.579835853169 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.023485294857603 × 49 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 49 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023485294857603 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-nine miles per hour is approximately forty-two point five eight knots:
49 mph ≅ 42.58 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two three times forty-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
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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50 miles per hour | 43.449 knots |
51 miles per hour | 44.318 knots |
52 miles per hour | 45.187 knots |
53 miles per hour | 46.056 knots |
54 miles per hour | 46.925 knots |
55 miles per hour | 47.794 knots |
56 miles per hour | 48.663 knots |
57 miles per hour | 49.532 knots |
58 miles per hour | 50.401 knots |
59 miles per hour | 51.27 knots |