Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:
1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s
To convert 1 mile per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s
1 mph → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1.4666666666667 ft/s
The final result is:
1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s
We conclude that 1 mile per hour is equivalent to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:
1 mile per hour = 1.4666666666667 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 × 1 mile per hour.
Another way is saying that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.68181818181818 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one mile per hour is approximately one point four six seven feet per second:
1 mph ≅ 1.467 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point six eight two times one mile per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to feet per second
miles per hour (mph) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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2 miles per hour | 2.933 feet per second |
3 miles per hour | 4.4 feet per second |
4 miles per hour | 5.867 feet per second |
5 miles per hour | 7.333 feet per second |
6 miles per hour | 8.8 feet per second |
7 miles per hour | 10.267 feet per second |
8 miles per hour | 11.733 feet per second |
9 miles per hour | 13.2 feet per second |
10 miles per hour | 14.667 feet per second |
11 miles per hour | 16.133 feet per second |