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Currently voted the best answer. 1 knot = 1.15077945 miles per hour. http://www.disastercenter.com/convert.htm. This answer has. 14 votes. 1 knot = 1.15077945 miles per hour. A knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour. A nautical mile has been defined in slightly varying ways over time. It is based on the distance traveled in moving 1 minute of arc along any meridian. Since the Earth is not a perfect sphere, the exact distance changes from place to place.
A knot is equal to 1.15 miles Per Hour. 299 kph = 185.789986 mph You can find conversions like this using Google. Use: 299 kph in mph as your search term and Google returns the solution. Then you need to figure out if you want an exact number or an approximation. The guy was more likely going 185 than 186.