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Convert Feet per second to Miles per hour

1 foot per second is 0.681818 mph. One foot per second is exactly 0.681818181818 miles per hour.

One foot per second is 0.68181818 miles per hour. To convert feet per second to miles per hour, multiply by 0.68181818; to go the other way, divide by 0.68181818 or multiply by 1.4666667. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. Exactly 0.3048 m/s.

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Miles per hour
0.681818 mph
Feet per second × 0.68181818
value * 0.6818181818180.682 mph

1 foot per second in every speed unit

UnitValueExact factor
metres per second0.3048 m/s× 0.3048
kilometres per hour1.09728 km/h× 1.09728
miles per hour0.6818181818 mph× 0.681818181818
knots0.5924838013 kn× 0.592483801296
feet per second (as entered)1 ft/s

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert feet per second to miles per hour?

  1. 1.Take the measurement in feet per second.
  2. 2.Multiply by 0.68181818 — that is how many miles per hour fit in one foot per second.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.68181818, or multiply by 1.4666667.

Feet per second to miles per hour conversion table

Feet per secondMiles per hour
1 ft/s0.681818 mph
2 ft/s1.363636 mph
3 ft/s2.045455 mph
4 ft/s2.727273 mph
5 ft/s3.409091 mph
6 ft/s4.090909 mph
7 ft/s4.772727 mph
8 ft/s5.454545 mph
9 ft/s6.136364 mph
10 ft/s6.818182 mph
12 ft/s8.181818 mph
15 ft/s10.227273 mph
20 ft/s13.636364 mph
25 ft/s17.045455 mph
50 ft/s34.090909 mph
100 ft/s68.181818 mph

What are feet per second and miles per hour?

Foot per second (ft/s)
Exactly 0.3048 m/s. Muzzle velocities, falling objects and anything where a foot is the natural length.
Mile per hour (mph)
Exactly 0.44704 m/s, because a mile is exactly 1,609.344 metres. US and UK road speeds.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — conversion factors for speed

Questions people actually ask

How many miles per hour are in a foot per second?
0.68181818. Exactly 0.44704 m/s, because a mile is exactly 1,609.344 metres. US and UK road speeds.
How do I convert miles per hour back to feet per second?
Divide by 0.68181818, or multiply by 1.4666667 — they are the same operation.

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