1 mile per hour
0.447 m/sSpeed · definition
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Speed
Just how fast is 1 mile per hour?
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1 mph
DISTANCE IN ONE SECOND
1 mile per hour
The quantity is exact as entered.
0.447 m/sSpeed
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44.7 cm in 1 s
Walking
Walking is a form of human locomotion where one foot is always in contact with the ground.
1.389 m/sSpeed
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1.389 m in 1 s
Each track shows distance covered in the same second. The small illustrations identify the movers; their sizes are schematic.
A little perspective
A walking pace is about 3.11 times 1 mile per hour.
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1 mile per hour
Speed: 0.447 m/s; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Walking
Speed: 1.389 m/s; example.
A constant 5 km/h walking model, excluding stops.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked speed is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 1 mile per hour with a walking pace. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Walking
1.389 m/sSpeed · example
A constant 5 km/h walking model, excluding stops.
- Comparing
- Speed ↔ Speed
- Relative size
- A walking pace is about 3.11 times 1 mile per hour. A walking pace is approximately 211% greater than 1 mile per hour.
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The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- A walking pace: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
Speed is distance per unit time; it does not specify the total distance travelled.
0.44704 m/smetres per second
1.6093 km/hkilometres per hour
Mach 0.0013033Mach
1.4912 × 10⁻⁷% of c (1.4912 × 10⁻⁹c)speed of light
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