barleycorn to ch
92 unitsResult4.208754e-4
0.0004208754225ch
1 barleycorn × 0.0004208754225 = 0.0004208754225 ch
Convert Barleycorn to Chain (barleycorn to ch)
1 barleycorn = 0.0004208754225 chains. Convert barleycorns to chains instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
chains = barleycorns × 0.0004208754225
barleycorn to ch conversion table
| barleycorn | ch |
|---|---|
| 1 barleycorn | 0.0004208754225 ch |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.0008417508451 ch |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.001262626268 ch |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.002104377113 ch |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.004208754225 ch |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.008417508451 ch |
| 50 barleycorn | 0.02104377113 ch |
| 100 barleycorn | 0.04208754225 ch |
| 250 barleycorn | 0.1052188556 ch |
| 500 barleycorn | 0.2104377113 ch |
| 1000 barleycorn | 0.4208754225 ch |
What is a barleycorn?
The barleycorn is a traditional unit of length, one of many that were in use before the metric system spread. One barleycorn equals 0.0084666667 meters, so every conversion on this page starts from that single number.
Units like this were often based on the human body or on farm work, and their exact size varied from town to town until modern values were fixed. They turn up today in old documents, translations, and historical research, where converting barleycorns into meters makes the numbers readable again.