The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.151 mph or 0.514 m/s). Even if you are not a boater, knots commonly come up for the land based fisherman (e.g. wind speeds) The following table converts knots to mph. Knots can be abbreviated as kt or kn.
| Knots | Miles per Hour |
|---|---|
| 0.3 | 0.345234 |
| 0.5 | 0.57539 |
| 0.7 | 0.805546 |
| 1 | 1.15078 |
| 2 | 2.30156 |
| 3 | 3.45234 |
| 4 | 4.60312 |
| 5 | 5.7539 |
| 6 | 6.90468 |
| 7 | 8.05546 |
| 8 | 9.20624 |
| 9 | 10.357 |
| 10 | 11.5078 |
| 11 | 12.6586 |
| 12 | 13.8094 |
| 13 | 14.9601 |
| 14 | 16.1109 |
| 15 | 17.2617 |
| 16 | 18.4125 |
| 17 | 19.5633 |
| 18 | 20.714 |
| 19 | 21.8648 |
| 20 | 23.0156 |
| 21 | 24.1664 |
| 22 | 25.3171 |