This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Barleycorn and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Barleycorn, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Barleycorn to Fathom, enter the amount of Barleycorn into the second input.
5 Fathom = 1080 Barleycorn
Fathom to Meter | Fathom to Foot | Fathom to Centimeter | Fathom to Inch | Fathom to Kilometer | Fathom to Mile | Fathom to Millimeter | Fathom to Yard | Fathom to Micrometer |5 Fathom equal 1080 Barleycorn.
Every 1 Fathom = 216 Barleycorn and so, 5 Fathom = 5 multiplied by 216 = 1080 Barleycorn.
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.
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.
| 1 Fathom = 216 Barleycorn |
| 2 Fathom = 431.99999999999 Barleycorn |
| 3 Fathom = 647.99999999999 Barleycorn |
| 4 Fathom = 863.99999999999 Barleycorn |
| 5 Fathom = 1080 Barleycorn |
| 6 Fathom = 1296 Barleycorn |
| 7 Fathom = 1512 Barleycorn |
| 8 Fathom = 1728 Barleycorn |
| 9 Fathom = 1944 Barleycorn |
| 10 Fathom = 2160 Barleycorn |
| 11 Fathom = 2376 Barleycorn |
| 12 Fathom = 2592 Barleycorn |
| 13 Fathom = 2808 Barleycorn |
| 14 Fathom = 3024 Barleycorn |
| 15 Fathom = 3240 Barleycorn |
