To convert barleycorns to US survey rods, multiply the value by 0.0016835. To go the other way, multiply US survey rods by 593.999 to get barleycorns.
| Barleycorns (bc) | US Survey Rods (rdUS) |
|---|---|
| 1 bc | 0.0016835 rdUS |
| 5 bc | 0.00841752 rdUS |
| 10 bc | 0.016835 rdUS |
| 25 bc | 0.0420876 rdUS |
| 50 bc | 0.0841752 rdUS |
| 100 bc | 0.16835 rdUS |
| 250 bc | 0.420876 rdUS |
| 500 bc | 0.841752 rdUS |
| 1,000 bc | 1.6835 rdUS |
| 2,500 bc | 4.20876 rdUS |
| 5,000 bc | 8.41752 rdUS |
| 10,000 bc | 16.835 rdUS |
| 100,000 bc | 168.35 rdUS |
| 1,000,000 bc | 1,683.5 rdUS |
Barleycorn (bc). The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm), historically the length of a grain of barley.
US survey rod (rdUS). The US survey rod is 16.5 US survey feet, about 5.0292 m.
There are 0.0016835 US survey rods in one barleycorn.
Multiply the number of barleycorns by 0.0016835. For example, 10 barleycorns equal 0.016835 US survey rods.
One US survey rod equals 593.999 barleycorns.
1.6835 US survey rods. Other common values: 100 barleycorns = 0.16835 US survey rods and 10,000 barleycorns = 16.835 US survey rods.