barleycorn to fath
92 unitsResult4.629620e-3
0.004629620389fath
1 barleycorn × 0.004629620389 = 0.004629620389 fath
Convert Barleycorn to Fathom (US survey) (barleycorn to fath)
1 barleycorn = 0.004629620389 fathom (US survey). Convert barleycorns to fathom (US survey) instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
fathom (US survey) = barleycorns × 0.004629620389
barleycorn to fath conversion table
| barleycorn | fath |
|---|---|
| 1 barleycorn | 0.004629620389 fath |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.009259240777 fath |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.01388886117 fath |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.02314810194 fath |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.04629620389 fath |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.09259240777 fath |
| 50 barleycorn | 0.2314810194 fath |
| 100 barleycorn | 0.4629620389 fath |
| 250 barleycorn | 1.157405097 fath |
| 500 barleycorn | 2.314810194 fath |
| 1000 barleycorn | 4.629620389 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.