Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to miles per hour is 1.1507794480225, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.1507794480225 miles per hour:

1 kt = 1.1507794480225 mph

To convert 590.5 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 590.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.1507794480225 mph

590.5 kt → V_(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V_(mph) = 590.5 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 679.53526405731 mph

The final result is:

590.5 kt → 679.53526405731 mph

We conclude that 590.5 knots is equivalent to 679.53526405731 miles per hour:

590.5 knots = 679.53526405731 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.0014715939744308 × 590.5 knots.

Another way is saying that 590.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0014715939744308 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred ninety point five knots is approximately six hundred seventy-nine point five three five miles per hour:

590.5 kt ≅ 679.535 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred ninety point five knots.

Conversion table

knots to miles per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to miles per hour