How to convert feet (US survey) to barleycorns
1 foot (us survey) is equal to 36.000072 barleycorns, and 1 barleycorn is equal to 0.02777772222 feet (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
barleycorns = feet (US survey) × 36.000072
barleycorns = feet (US survey) ÷ 0.02777772222Example: convert 15 ft (US) to barleycorn: 15 × 36.000072 = 540.00108 barleycorn.
Foot (US Survey) to Barleycorn conversion table
| Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) | Barleycorn (barleycorn) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft (US) | 0.36000072 barleycorn |
| 0.1 ft (US) | 3.6000072 barleycorn |
| 1 ft (US) | 36.000072 barleycorn |
| 2 ft (US) | 72.000144 barleycorn |
| 3 ft (US) | 108.000216 barleycorn |
| 5 ft (US) | 180.00036 barleycorn |
| 10 ft (US) | 360.00072 barleycorn |
| 20 ft (US) | 720.00144 barleycorn |
| 50 ft (US) | 1,800.0036 barleycorn |
| 100 ft (US) | 3,600.0072 barleycorn |
| 250 ft (US) | 9,000.018 barleycorn |
| 500 ft (US) | 18,000.036 barleycorn |
| 1,000 ft (US) | 36,000.072 barleycorn |
About the foot (us survey)
The US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m), two parts per million longer than the international foot. It was officially retired at the end of 2022 but remains in older land records and state plane coordinates.
Symbol: ft (US) · 1 ft (US) = 0.3048006096 m · Category: US survey units
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