barleycorn to fath
92 unitsResult4.629630e-3
0.004629629648fath
1 barleycorn × 0.004629629648 = 0.004629629648 fath
Convert Barleycorn to Fathom (barleycorn to fath)
1 barleycorn = 0.004629629648 fathoms. Convert barleycorns to fathoms instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
fathoms = barleycorns × 0.004629629648
barleycorn to fath conversion table
| barleycorn | fath |
|---|---|
| 1 barleycorn | 0.004629629648 fath |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.009259259296 fath |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.01388888894 fath |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.02314814824 fath |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.04629629648 fath |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.09259259296 fath |
| 50 barleycorn | 0.2314814824 fath |
| 100 barleycorn | 0.4629629648 fath |
| 250 barleycorn | 1.157407412 fath |
| 500 barleycorn | 2.314814824 fath |
| 1000 barleycorn | 4.629629648 fath |
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.