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 53.1 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 53.1 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
53.1 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 53.1 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 46.142638444964 kt
The final result is:
53.1 mph → 46.142638444964 kt
We conclude that 53.1 miles per hour is equivalent to 46.142638444964 knots:
53.1 miles per hour = 46.142638444964 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.021671929341291 × 53.1 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 53.1 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.021671929341291 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-three point one miles per hour is approximately forty-six point one four three knots:
53.1 mph ≅ 46.143 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two two times fifty-three point 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
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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54.1 miles per hour | 47.012 knots |
55.1 miles per hour | 47.881 knots |
56.1 miles per hour | 48.75 knots |
57.1 miles per hour | 49.619 knots |
58.1 miles per hour | 50.488 knots |
59.1 miles per hour | 51.356 knots |
60.1 miles per hour | 52.225 knots |
61.1 miles per hour | 53.094 knots |
62.1 miles per hour | 53.963 knots |
63.1 miles per hour | 54.832 knots |