Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to miles per hour is 1.1507794480225, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.1507794480225 miles per hour:
1 kt = 1.1507794480225 mph
To convert 47 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 47 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.1507794480225 mph
47 kt → V(mph)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:
V(mph) = 47 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph
V(mph) = 54.08663405706 mph
The final result is:
47 kt → 54.08663405706 mph
We conclude that 47 knots is equivalent to 54.08663405706 miles per hour:
47 knots = 54.08663405706 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 0.018488856210668 × 47 knots.
Another way is saying that 47 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018488856210668 miles per hour.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-seven knots is approximately fifty-four point zero eight seven miles per hour:
47 kt ≅ 54.087 mph
An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero one eight times forty-seven knots.
Conversion table
knots to miles per hour chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to miles per hour
knots (kt) | miles per hour (mph) |
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48 knots | 55.237 miles per hour |
49 knots | 56.388 miles per hour |
50 knots | 57.539 miles per hour |
51 knots | 58.69 miles per hour |
52 knots | 59.841 miles per hour |
53 knots | 60.991 miles per hour |
54 knots | 62.142 miles per hour |
55 knots | 63.293 miles per hour |
56 knots | 64.444 miles per hour |
57 knots | 65.594 miles per hour |