barleycorn to reed
92 unitsResult3.086420e-3
0.003086419765reed
1 barleycorn × 0.003086419765 = 0.003086419765 reed
Convert Barleycorn to Reed (barleycorn to reed)
1 barleycorn = 0.003086419765 reeds. Convert barleycorns to reeds instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
reeds = barleycorns × 0.003086419765
barleycorn to reed conversion table
| barleycorn | reed |
|---|---|
| 1 barleycorn | 0.003086419765 reed |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.00617283953 reed |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.009259259296 reed |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.01543209883 reed |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.03086419765 reed |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.0617283953 reed |
| 50 barleycorn | 0.1543209883 reed |
| 100 barleycorn | 0.3086419765 reed |
| 250 barleycorn | 0.7716049413 reed |
| 500 barleycorn | 1.543209883 reed |
| 1000 barleycorn | 3.086419765 reed |
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.