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2. Learn How to Use a Compass and Never Get Lost Again - AOL

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   Learning how to use a map and compass is something all hikers and backpackers need to know. Why Should I Learn to Use a Compass? With the advent of GPS, navigating by compass has become something ...

3. Cardinal direction - Wikipedia

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   Direction determination refers to the ways in which a cardinal direction or compass point can be determined in navigation and wayfinding.The most direct method is using a compass (magnetic compass or gyrocompass), but indirect methods exist, based on the Sun path (unaided or by using a watch or sundial), the stars, and satellite navigation.

4. Compass - Wikipedia

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   Soldier using a prismatic compass to get an azimuth. Compass navigation in conjunction with a map (terrain association) requires a different method. To take a map bearing or true bearing (a bearing taken in reference to true, not magnetic north) to a destination with a protractor compass, the edge of the compass is placed on the map so that it

5. Direction determination - Wikipedia

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   Direction determination refers to the ways in which a cardinal direction or compass point can be determined in navigation and wayfinding.The most direct method is using a compass (magnetic compass or gyrocompass), but indirect methods exist, based on the Sun path (unaided or by using a watch or sundial), the stars, and satellite navigation.

6. Facts I didn't know about navigating by map, compass ... - AOL

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   May 7—You can read maps for years and not see all the information they have to offer. I should know. As a hiker, I rely on maps to help me confidently explore trails. As I've huffed and puffed ...

7. Get Help in Class From an Easy-to-Use Geometry Compass - AOL

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   Use a geometry compass from elementary school to college and all the way to the drafting table.

8. Compass (drawing tool) - Wikipedia

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   A compass, also commonly known as a pair of compasses, is a technical drawing instrument that can be used for inscribing circles or arcs. As dividers, it can also be used as a tool to mark out distances, in particular, on maps. Compasses can be used for mathematics, drafting, navigation and other purposes.

9. Points of the compass - Wikipedia

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   32-point compass rose. The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography.A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each separated by 90 degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal) directions—northeast, southeast, southwest, and ...