units of distance and speed statute mile is a distance of 5,280 nautical mile (6,080 feet) is the...

UNITS OF DISTANCE AND UNITS OF DISTANCE AND SPEEDSPEED

• Statute Mile is a distance of 5,280

• Nautical Mile (6,080 feet) is the average length of one minute of latitude.

• Kilometer is a distance of 1,000 meters.

50KM

OHP # 1Level Four 417.03b

UNITS OF DISTANCE AND UNITS OF DISTANCE AND SPEEDSPEED

• Knot is a speed of one nautical mile per hour

• Mph is one statute mile per hour

• KMH is one kilometer per hour.

• Abbreviation for Nautical miles is N. miles or N.M. - for statute miles it is, S. miles or S.M. The abbreviation for kilometers is km and for knots is kts.

30Mph

OHP # 2Level Four 417.03b

THE “ONE-IN-SIXTY”RULE

• An error in the track of one degree will cause an error in position of about one mile in a distance of 60 miles.

60 Miles 1 Mile

OHP # 3Level Four 417.03b

Fill the correct term into the blank Fill the correct term into the blank space found in each statement.space found in each statement.

OHP # 4Level Four 417.03b

1. is a distance of 5,280 feet.

2. (6,080 feet) is the average length of one minute of latitude.

3. is a distance of 1,000 meters.

4. is a speed of one nautical mile per hour.

5. is one statue mile per hour.

6. is one kilometer per hour.

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KilometerMachStatute Mile

KphNautical MileMinute

KMHMeterKnot

Terms: YardMphDegree