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 59 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 59 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
59 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 59 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 51.269598272183 kt
The final result is:
59 mph → 51.269598272183 kt
We conclude that 59 miles per hour is equivalent to 51.269598272183 knots:
59 miles per hour = 51.269598272183 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.019504736407162 × 59 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 59 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.019504736407162 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-nine miles per hour is approximately fifty-one point two seven knots:
59 mph ≅ 51.27 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two times fifty-nine 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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60 miles per hour | 52.139 knots |
61 miles per hour | 53.008 knots |
62 miles per hour | 53.877 knots |
63 miles per hour | 54.746 knots |
64 miles per hour | 55.614 knots |
65 miles per hour | 56.483 knots |
66 miles per hour | 57.352 knots |
67 miles per hour | 58.221 knots |
68 miles per hour | 59.09 knots |
69 miles per hour | 59.959 knots |