How to convert barleycorns to chains (US survey)
1 barleycorn is equal to 0.0004208745791 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 2,376.004752 barleycorns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = barleycorns × 0.0004208745791
chains (US survey) = barleycorns ÷ 2,376.004752Example: convert 15 barleycorn to ch (US): 15 × 0.0004208745791 = 0.006313118687 ch (US).
Barleycorn to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Barleycorn (barleycorn) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 0.000004208745791 ch (US) |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 0.00004208745791 ch (US) |
| 1 barleycorn | 0.0004208745791 ch (US) |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.0008417491582 ch (US) |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.001262623737 ch (US) |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.002104372896 ch (US) |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.004208745791 ch (US) |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.008417491582 ch (US) |
| 50 barleycorn | 0.02104372896 ch (US) |
| 100 barleycorn | 0.04208745791 ch (US) |
| 250 barleycorn | 0.1052186448 ch (US) |
| 500 barleycorn | 0.2104372896 ch (US) |
| 1,000 barleycorn | 0.4208745791 ch (US) |
About the barleycorn
The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm). It's still the basis of UK and US shoe sizes, where one size step is one barleycorn.
Symbol: barleycorn · 1 barleycorn = 0.008466666667 m · Category: Historical & cloth
About the chain (us survey)
The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.11684 m, used in the US Public Land Survey System.
Symbol: ch (US) · 1 ch (US) = 20.11684023 m · Category: US survey units