barleycorn to hand
92 unitsResult8.333333e-2
0.08333333366hand
1 barleycorn × 0.08333333366 = 0.08333333366 hand
Convert Barleycorn to Hand (barleycorn to hand)
1 barleycorn = 0.08333333366 hands. Convert barleycorns to hands instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
hands = barleycorns × 0.08333333366
barleycorn to hand conversion table
| barleycorn | hand |
|---|---|
| 1 barleycorn | 0.08333333366 hand |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.1666666673 hand |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.250000001 hand |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.4166666683 hand |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.8333333366 hand |
| 20 barleycorn | 1.666666673 hand |
| 50 barleycorn | 4.166666683 hand |
| 100 barleycorn | 8.333333366 hand |
| 250 barleycorn | 20.83333342 hand |
| 500 barleycorn | 41.66666683 hand |
| 1000 barleycorn | 83.33333366 hand |
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.