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 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 55 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 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 55 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 47.793693304577 kt

The final result is:

55 mph → 47.793693304577 kt

We conclude that 55 miles per hour is equivalent to 47.793693304577 knots:

55 miles per hour = 47.793693304577 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.020923262691319 × 55 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 55 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020923262691319 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five miles per hour is approximately forty-seven point seven nine four knots:

55 mph ≅ 47.794 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two one times fifty-five 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