how many miles per hour is a knot?

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how many miles per hour is a knot?

2007-07-24 08:26:55 · 4 answers · asked by viking98188 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography

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A knot is one nautical mile per hour and is equal to 1.15 mph. A "regular" mile is also called a "statute mile," so you can use this term to distinguish it from a nautical mile. Thus, 1 knot is 1.15 statute miles per hour.

2007-07-24 08:30:27 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

DavidK is right. 1 knot = 1.1507794 statute miles per hour.

2007-07-24 16:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

1 mph = 0.868976242 knots

2007-07-25 10:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by Lord Percy Fawcette-Smythe. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

0.868 mph = 1 knot

2007-07-24 15:35:25 · answer #4 · answered by likepepsi 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋