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  2. Speed of light - Wikipedia

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    metres per second: 299 792 458: Approximate values (to three significant digits) kilometres per hour: 1 080 000 000: miles per second: 186 000: miles per hour [1] 671 000 000: astronomical units per day: 173 [Note 1] parsecs per year: 0.307 [Note 2] Approximate light signal travel times; Distance: Time: one foot: 1.0 ns: one metre: 3.3 ns: from ...

  3. Speed of gravity - Wikipedia

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    metres per second: 299 792 458: Approximate values (to three significant digits) kilometres per hour: 1 080 000 000: miles per second: 186 000: miles per hour [1] 671 000 000: astronomical units per day: 173 [Note 1] parsecs per year: 0.307 [Note 2] Approximate light signal travel times; Distance: Time: one foot: 1.0 ns: one metre: 3.3 ns: from ...

  4. Miles per hour - Wikipedia

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    Miles per hour (mph, m.p.h., MPH, or mi/h) is a British imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of miles travelled in one hour.It is used in the United Kingdom, the United States, and a number of smaller countries, most of which are UK or US territories, or have close historical ties with the UK or US.

  5. Rail speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A 45-mile-per-hour (72 km/h) speed restriction sign at Metro-North Railroad's Port Chester station. Rail speed limits in the United States are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration. Railroads also implement their own limits and enforce speed limits.

  6. Light-second - Wikipedia

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    186 282 mi The light-second is a unit of length useful in astronomy , telecommunications and relativistic physics . It is defined as the distance that light travels in free space in one second , and is equal to exactly 299 792 458 m (approximately 983 571 055 ft or 186 282 miles ).

  7. Orders of magnitude (speed) - Wikipedia

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    Speed of the tip of a 7 cm (2.8 in)-long hour hand on a clock. [7] 1.4 ... 1 knot (nautical mile per hour) 10 0: 1.2: 4.32: 2.68: 4 ...

  8. Speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of May 15, 2017, 41 states have maximum speed limits of 70 mph (113 km/h) or higher. 18 of those states have 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) speed limits or higher, while 7 states of that same portion have 80 mph (129 km/h) speed limits, with Texas even having an 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) speed limit on one of its toll roads.

  9. Speed limit - Wikipedia

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    Speed limits are generally indicated on a traffic sign reflecting the maximum permitted speed, expressed as kilometres per hour (km/h) or miles per hour (mph) or both. Speed limits are commonly set by the legislative bodies of national or provincial governments and enforced by national or regional police and judicial authorities.