Convert barleycorn to mile (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert barleycorn [barleycorn] to mile (US survey) [mi (survey)], or Convert mile (US survey) to barleycorn.
How to Convert Barleycorn to Mile (Us Survey)
1 barleycorn = 5.26093225976969e-06 mi (survey)
Example: convert 15 barleycorn to mi (survey):
15 barleycorn = 15 × 5.26093225976969e-06 mi (survey) = 7.89139838965454e-05 mi (survey)
Barleycorn to Mile (Us Survey) Conversion Table
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Barleycorn
A barleycorn is an old English unit of length, equal to one-third of an inch.
History/Origin
The barleycorn was a unit of measurement in medieval England, and was originally based on the length of a grain of barley. It was a fundamental unit from which other units were derived.
Current Use
The barleycorn is an obsolete unit of measurement, but it is still the basis for shoe sizes in English-speaking countries.
Mile (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey mile is a unit of length equal to 5,280 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was defined such that 1 meter is exactly 39.37 inches. This made the U.S. survey mile slightly longer than the international mile. The use of the survey foot was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey mile was used for land surveying in the United States.