This calculator allows you to convert from Barleycorn to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Barleycorn to Fathom, enter the amount of Barleycorn into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Barleycorn, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
1 Barleycorn = 0.0046296296296297 Fathom
To convert Barleycorn to Fathom: Every 1 Barleycorn equals 0.0046296296296297 Fathom. For example, 100 Barleycorn equal 100 * 0.0046296296296297 = 0.46296296296297 Fathom and so on..
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Barleycorn is a small unit of length in the English system. Its mainly used in shoe sizes in some English countries. It equals 1⁄3 of an inch.
What is fathom?
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.
