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 55.8 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 55.8 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
55.8 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 55.8 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 48.488874298098 kt
The final result is:
55.8 mph → 48.488874298098 kt
We conclude that 55.8 miles per hour is equivalent to 48.488874298098 knots:
55.8 miles per hour = 48.488874298098 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.02062328759897 × 55.8 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 55.8 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02062328759897 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five point eight miles per hour is approximately forty-eight point four eight nine knots:
55.8 mph ≅ 48.489 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two one times fifty-five point eight 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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56.8 miles per hour | 49.358 knots |
57.8 miles per hour | 50.227 knots |
58.8 miles per hour | 51.096 knots |
59.8 miles per hour | 51.965 knots |
60.8 miles per hour | 52.834 knots |
61.8 miles per hour | 53.703 knots |
62.8 miles per hour | 54.572 knots |
63.8 miles per hour | 55.441 knots |
64.8 miles per hour | 56.31 knots |
65.8 miles per hour | 57.179 knots |