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 55.7 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 55.7 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
55.7 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 55.7 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 48.401976673908 kt
The final result is:
55.7 mph → 48.401976673908 kt
We conclude that 55.7 miles per hour is equivalent to 48.401976673908 knots:
55.7 miles per hour = 48.401976673908 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.020660313249956 × 55.7 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 55.7 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020660313249956 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five point seven miles per hour is approximately forty-eight point four zero two knots:
55.7 mph ≅ 48.402 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two one times fifty-five point seven 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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56.7 miles per hour | 49.271 knots |
57.7 miles per hour | 50.14 knots |
58.7 miles per hour | 51.009 knots |
59.7 miles per hour | 51.878 knots |
60.7 miles per hour | 52.747 knots |
61.7 miles per hour | 53.616 knots |
62.7 miles per hour | 54.485 knots |
63.7 miles per hour | 55.354 knots |
64.7 miles per hour | 56.223 knots |
65.7 miles per hour | 57.092 knots |