What was the average speed in miles per hour of the Mayflower?

Answer 1

The Mayflower's average speed was approximately 2.67 miles per hour. This means the ship travelled a mile approximately every 22 minutes on average. Keep in mind that the Mayflower {like all ships under sail} must sometimes use tacking, which means the ship sometimes has to travel in a zig-zag fashion because of the angle of the wind relative to the desired general direction that the ship wants to go in. The Mayflower voyage from England to Plymouth Harbor, Massachusettes, took 65 days.