5 miles per hour
2.235 m/sSpeed · definition
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Speed
Just how fast is 5 miles per hour?
On foot
5 mph
DISTANCE IN ONE SECOND
5 miles per hour
The quantity is exact as entered.
2.235 m/sSpeed
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2.235 m in 1 s
Canal narrowboat
A canal narrowboat is a long, slender vessel designed for navigating the narrow canals of the United Kingdom.
1.8 m/sDefined cruising speed
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1.8 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
5 miles per hour is about 1.24 times the cruising speed of a canal narrowboat.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
5 miles per hour
Speed: 2.235 m/s; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Canal narrowboat
Defined cruising speed: 1.8 m/s; defined specimen; range 1 m/s–2.2 m/s.
A defined 17.7 m cruising narrowboat displacing 18 tonnes and travelling at 1.8 m/s. Bow-to-stern hull length excludes removable fenders; fit-out, loading and waterway dimensions vary.
Canal & River Trust — Boats and boating
The marked defined cruising speed is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 5 miles per hour with the cruising speed of a canal narrowboat. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Canal narrowboat
1.8 m/sDefined cruising speed · defined specimen · range 1 m/s–2.2 m/s
A defined 17.7 m cruising narrowboat displacing 18 tonnes and travelling at 1.8 m/s. Bow-to-stern hull length excludes removable fenders; fit-out, loading and waterway dimensions vary.
- Comparing
- Speed ↔ Defined cruising speed
- Relative size
- 5 miles per hour is about 1.24 times the cruising speed of a canal narrowboat. 5 miles per hour is approximately 24.2% greater than the cruising speed of a canal narrowboat.
How to read the visual
The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- We use 1.8 m/s for the cruising speed of a canal narrowboat; the recorded range is 1 m/s–2.2 m/s.
- The cruising speed of a canal narrowboat: 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.
2.2352 m/smetres per second
8.0467 km/hkilometres per hour
Mach 0.0065166Mach
7.4558 × 10⁻⁷% of c (7.4558 × 10⁻⁹c)speed of light
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