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Is 894.380 miles per minute as fast as an Arrow (archery)?

It's about 250 times as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 3.3430 miles per minute.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 3.3430 miles per minute when fired from a 60-lb, 28-inch draw bow . Archeological evidence from the Ahrensburg valley near Hamburg, Germany indicates that arrows have been used since at least 11 to 12,000 years ago.
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