How to convert barleycorns to fathoms (US survey)
1 barleycorn is equal to 0.00462962037 fathoms (US survey), and 1 fathom (us survey) is equal to 216.000432 barleycorns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
fathoms (US survey) = barleycorns × 0.00462962037
fathoms (US survey) = barleycorns ÷ 216.000432Example: convert 15 barleycorn to ftm (US): 15 × 0.00462962037 = 0.06944430556 ftm (US).
Barleycorn to Fathom (US Survey) conversion table
| Barleycorn (barleycorn) | Fathom (US Survey) (ftm (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 0.0000462962037 ftm (US) |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 0.000462962037 ftm (US) |
| 1 barleycorn | 0.00462962037 ftm (US) |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.009259240741 ftm (US) |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.01388886111 ftm (US) |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.02314810185 ftm (US) |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.0462962037 ftm (US) |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.09259240741 ftm (US) |
| 50 barleycorn | 0.2314810185 ftm (US) |
| 100 barleycorn | 0.462962037 ftm (US) |
| 250 barleycorn | 1.157405093 ftm (US) |
| 500 barleycorn | 2.314810185 ftm (US) |
| 1,000 barleycorn | 4.62962037 ftm (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 fathom (us survey)
The US survey fathom is 6 US survey feet, about 1.8288037 m.
Symbol: ftm (US) · 1 ftm (US) = 1.828803658 m · Category: US survey units