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 28.5 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 28.5 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
28.5 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 28.5 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 24.76582289419 kt
The final result is:
28.5 mph → 24.76582289419 kt
We conclude that 28.5 miles per hour is equivalent to 24.76582289419 knots:
28.5 miles per hour = 24.76582289419 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.040378226246405 × 28.5 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 28.5 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.040378226246405 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-eight point five miles per hour is approximately twenty-four point seven six six knots:
28.5 mph ≅ 24.766 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero four times twenty-eight point five 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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29.5 miles per hour | 25.635 knots |
30.5 miles per hour | 26.504 knots |
31.5 miles per hour | 27.373 knots |
32.5 miles per hour | 28.242 knots |
33.5 miles per hour | 29.111 knots |
34.5 miles per hour | 29.98 knots |
35.5 miles per hour | 30.849 knots |
36.5 miles per hour | 31.718 knots |
37.5 miles per hour | 32.587 knots |
38.5 miles per hour | 33.456 knots |