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 59 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 59 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
59 kt → V(mph)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:
V(mph) = 59 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph
V(mph) = 67.89598743333 mph
The final result is:
59 kt → 67.89598743333 mph
We conclude that 59 knots is equivalent to 67.89598743333 miles per hour:
59 knots = 67.89598743333 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 0.014728410879685 × 59 knots.
Another way is saying that 59 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.014728410879685 miles per hour.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-nine knots is approximately sixty-seven point eight nine six miles per hour:
59 kt ≅ 67.896 mph
An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero one five times fifty-nine 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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60 knots | 69.047 miles per hour |
61 knots | 70.198 miles per hour |
62 knots | 71.348 miles per hour |
63 knots | 72.499 miles per hour |
64 knots | 73.65 miles per hour |
65 knots | 74.801 miles per hour |
66 knots | 75.951 miles per hour |
67 knots | 77.102 miles per hour |
68 knots | 78.253 miles per hour |
69 knots | 79.404 miles per hour |