To convert barleycorns to US survey chains, multiply the value by 0.000420876. To go the other way, multiply US survey chains by 2,376 to get barleycorns.
| Barleycorns (bc) | US Survey Chains (chUS) |
|---|---|
| 1 bc | 0.000420876 chUS |
| 5 bc | 0.00210438 chUS |
| 10 bc | 0.00420876 chUS |
| 25 bc | 0.0105219 chUS |
| 50 bc | 0.0210438 chUS |
| 100 bc | 0.0420876 chUS |
| 250 bc | 0.105219 chUS |
| 500 bc | 0.210438 chUS |
| 1,000 bc | 0.420876 chUS |
| 2,500 bc | 1.05219 chUS |
| 5,000 bc | 2.10438 chUS |
| 10,000 bc | 4.20876 chUS |
| 100,000 bc | 42.0876 chUS |
| 1,000,000 bc | 420.876 chUS |
Barleycorn (bc). The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm), historically the length of a grain of barley.
US survey chain (chUS). The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.1168 m.
There are 0.000420876 US survey chains in one barleycorn.
Multiply the number of barleycorns by 0.000420876. For example, 10 barleycorns equal 0.00420876 US survey chains.
One US survey chain equals 2,376 barleycorns.
0.420876 US survey chains. Other common values: 100 barleycorns = 0.0420876 US survey chains and 10,000 barleycorns = 4.20876 US survey chains.