Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 959 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 959 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

959 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 959 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 653.86363636364 mph

The final result is:

959 ft/s → 653.86363636364 mph

We conclude that 959 feet per second is equivalent to 653.86363636364 miles per hour:

959 feet per second = 653.86363636364 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 0.0015293708724366 × 959 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 959 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015293708724366 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred fifty-nine feet per second is approximately six hundred fifty-three point eight six four miles per hour:

959 ft/s ≅ 653.864 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred fifty-nine feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

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