Miles per hour

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Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. The common abbreviation in everyday use in the United States and elsewhere is mph, although mi/h is sometimes used in technical publications . The preferred SI unit for velocity is m·s^-1, although km/h is often used as an indication of speed.

Conversions

1 mph is equal to:

m·s^-1, the SI derived unit
km/h
22/15 = feet per second
approx. 0.868976 knots

When converting miles per hour to another unit of measurement, or vice versa, it helps a lot to know exactly how miles and hours are related to other units of distance and time, respectively. For example, 1 mile is equal to 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 1,609 meters. Likewise, 1 hour is equal to 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds.

Miles per hour is the unit used for speed limits on roads in the U.S., Britain and various other nations including overseas territories.

Miles per hour

Conversions

See also