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 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 53 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 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 53 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 46.055740820774 kt
The final result is:
53 mph → 46.055740820774 kt
We conclude that 53 miles per hour is equivalent to 46.055740820774 knots:
53 miles per hour = 46.055740820774 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.02171281977401 × 53 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 53 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02171281977401 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-three miles per hour is approximately forty-six point zero five six knots:
53 mph ≅ 46.056 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two two times fifty-three 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 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 |
60 miles per hour | 52.139 knots |
61 miles per hour | 53.008 knots |
62 miles per hour | 53.877 knots |
63 miles per hour | 54.746 knots |