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 55.3 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 55.3 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
55.3 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 55.3 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 48.054386177147 kt
The final result is:
55.3 mph → 48.054386177147 kt
We conclude that 55.3 miles per hour is equivalent to 48.054386177147 knots:
55.3 miles per hour = 48.054386177147 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.020809754937117 × 55.3 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 55.3 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020809754937117 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five point three miles per hour is approximately forty-eight point zero five four knots:
55.3 mph ≅ 48.054 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two one times fifty-five point 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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56.3 miles per hour | 48.923 knots |
57.3 miles per hour | 49.792 knots |
58.3 miles per hour | 50.661 knots |
59.3 miles per hour | 51.53 knots |
60.3 miles per hour | 52.399 knots |
61.3 miles per hour | 53.268 knots |
62.3 miles per hour | 54.137 knots |
63.3 miles per hour | 55.006 knots |
64.3 miles per hour | 55.875 knots |
65.3 miles per hour | 56.744 knots |