How to convert barleycorns to inches (US survey)
1 barleycorn is equal to 0.3333326667 inches (US survey), and 1 inch (us survey) is equal to 3.000006 barleycorns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
inches (US survey) = barleycorns × 0.3333326667
inches (US survey) = barleycorns ÷ 3.000006Example: convert 15 barleycorn to in (US): 15 × 0.3333326667 = 4.99999 in (US).
Barleycorn to Inch (US Survey) conversion table
| Barleycorn (barleycorn) | Inch (US Survey) (in (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 0.003333326667 in (US) |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 0.03333326667 in (US) |
| 1 barleycorn | 0.3333326667 in (US) |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.6666653333 in (US) |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.999998 in (US) |
| 5 barleycorn | 1.666663333 in (US) |
| 10 barleycorn | 3.333326667 in (US) |
| 20 barleycorn | 6.666653333 in (US) |
| 50 barleycorn | 16.66663333 in (US) |
| 100 barleycorn | 33.33326667 in (US) |
| 250 barleycorn | 83.33316667 in (US) |
| 500 barleycorn | 166.6663333 in (US) |
| 1,000 barleycorn | 333.3326667 in (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 inch (us survey)
The US survey inch is one twelfth of a US survey foot, about 2.5400051 cm.
Symbol: in (US) · 1 in (US) = 0.0254000508 m · Category: US survey units