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 58.2 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 58.2 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

58.2 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 58.2 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 50.574417278661 kt

The final result is:

58.2 mph → 50.574417278661 kt

We conclude that 58.2 miles per hour is equivalent to 50.574417278661 knots:

58.2 miles per hour = 50.574417278661 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.019772842749528 × 58.2 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 58.2 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.019772842749528 knots.

Approximate result

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

58.2 mph ≅ 50.574 kt

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