Rod to Barleycorn Unit Converter - 1 Rod in Barleycorn
This calculator allows you to convert from Rod to Barleycorn and in a reverse direction. To convert from Rod to Barleycorn, enter the amount of Rod into the first input and to convert from Barleycorn to Rod, enter the amount of Barleycorn into the second input.
1 Rod = 593.99999999998 Barleycorn
Rod to Barleycorn?
How to convert from Rod to Barleycorn?
To convert Rod to Barleycorn: Every 1 Rod equals 593.99999999998 Barleycorn. For example, 100 Rod equal 100 * 593.99999999998 = 59399.999999998 Barleycorn and so on..
The rod is a unit used to measure distance. It is an old English unit. Rod is the same length as a perch (pole). perch is measured using cordage or wood.
One rod equals to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres). The idiom "rod" is derived from the old English rodd.
Since 1965, rod has been legalized as a unit of measurement in the united kingdom.
Nowadays, the use of rod is not common but Some fields are still using it such as:
the acquisition of pipeline easements.
maps measure portages
recreational canoeing
Barleycorn
What is the barleycorn?
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.