What is knot speed?

Question

so what is knot speed?

Answer 1

A knot is miles in water. One knot equals 1.15 miles per hour

Answer 2

1 knot equals 1.15 miles per hour.

Answer 3

The word "knot" actually means "nautical mile".  It is how speed is measured in a boat.  It is actually an old navy term and is equal to about 1.15 statute miles, or land miles.  Here is a link that will help clarify it for you and give you more information about history and meaning of the term.

Answer 4

A knot is a measure of speed equal to one nautical mile, about 6,056 feet, per hour.  Yes, that is an odd measurement but it has a basis in the physical world and navigation.  A noutical mile is equal to one minute of arc at the equator, so the earth is exactly 21,600 nautical miles around there.  At a speed of 10 knots, a ship sailing along the equator would move exactly 1 degree in 6 hours.

Answer 5

A nautical mile is one minute of arc at the equator. It is also one minute of latitude anywhere on Earth.

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