How to Calculate How Long it Would Take to Walk

If you need to go somewhere by foot, it is often good to calculate approximately how long it will take you to get there on foot. This will allow you to not be late if you have a set time you must be there. The average walking speed for a person is about three miles per hour, so if you know the distance of the place you are going to, you can quickly calculate the time it will take to get there.

Instructions

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      Determine how far the place you are going is. Google maps, Yahoo maps and Mapquest are all good places to find distance. For example, say you are going to a place two miles away.

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      Determine how fast you walk. If you do not know, then use the average speed of three miles per hour. In the example, use a speed of three miles per hour.

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      Divide the distance by the speed. For example, two miles divided by three miles per hour equals 0.667 hours, which is approximately 40 minutes.

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