85.9 miles per hour in knots (85.9 mph to kt)

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 85.9 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 85.9 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

85.9 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 85.9 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 74.64505917933 kt

The final result is:

85.9 mph → 74.64505917933 kt

We conclude that 85.9 miles per hour is equivalent to 74.64505917933 knots:

85.9 miles per hour = 74.64505917933 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.013396733969995 × 85.9 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 85.9 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013396733969995 knots.

Approximate result

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

85.9 mph ≅ 74.645 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one three times eighty-five point 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)
86.9 miles per hour	75.514 knots
87.9 miles per hour	76.383 knots
88.9 miles per hour	77.252 knots
89.9 miles per hour	78.121 knots
90.9 miles per hour	78.99 knots
91.9 miles per hour	79.859 knots
92.9 miles per hour	80.728 knots
93.9 miles per hour	81.597 knots
94.9 miles per hour	82.466 knots
95.9 miles per hour	83.335 knots

Conversion units

The units involved in this conversion are miles per hour and knots. This is how they are defined:

Mile per hour

Miles per hour (abbreviated mph, MPH or mi/h) is an imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of statute miles covered in one hour. Although kilometres per hour is now the most widely used measure of speed, miles per hour remains the standard unit for speed limits in the United States, the United Kingdom, Antigua & Barbuda and Puerto Rico, although the latter two use kilometres for long distances.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: mile per hour

Knot

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.151 mph. The ISO Standard symbol for the knot is kn. The same symbol is preferred by the IEEE; kt is also common. The knot is a non-SI unit that is "accepted for use with the SI". Worldwide, the knot is used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation—for example, a vessel travelling at 1 knot along a meridian travels approximately one minute of geographic latitude in one hour. Etymologically, the term derives from counting the number of knots in the line that unspooled from the reel of a chip log in a specific time.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: knot

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