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 8.7 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 8.7 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
8.7 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8.7 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 7.5600933045422 kt
The final result is:
8.7 mph → 7.5600933045422 kt
We conclude that 8.7 miles per hour is equivalent to 7.5600933045422 knots:
8.7 miles per hour = 7.5600933045422 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.13227349977271 × 8.7 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 8.7 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13227349977271 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point seven miles per hour is approximately seven point five six knots:
8.7 mph ≅ 7.56 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point one three two times eight point seven 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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9.7 miles per hour | 8.429 knots |
10.7 miles per hour | 9.298 knots |
11.7 miles per hour | 10.167 knots |
12.7 miles per hour | 11.036 knots |
13.7 miles per hour | 11.905 knots |
14.7 miles per hour | 12.774 knots |
15.7 miles per hour | 13.643 knots |
16.7 miles per hour | 14.512 knots |
17.7 miles per hour | 15.381 knots |
18.7 miles per hour | 16.25 knots |