This guide will get you familiarised with a map and compass, teaching the basics of how to navigate with them, laying the foundation for you to head out and practice and hone your ...

Some people want to know specifically each step of how a project will be completed (map) while others just want to know a loose, general direction toward completion (compass).

After tracing out your route, pull the string straight and measure it against the scale line in the map legend. Another method is to use a compass (the mathematical kind) set to a narrow distance on ...

A two-part orienteering course for women and their families will be offered on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, by Women for Healthy Rural Living and Maine ...

But Google Maps users won’t have to wait long to take advantage of a feature they’ve been asking Google to bring back for years. The compass is finally back on the Android app. Google removed ...

A four-point compass can give a rough direction whereas a sixteen-point compass is much more precise. Map symbols show what can be found in an area. Each feature of the landscape has a different ...

A spade, a tape measure, a metal detector, and his son Ethan with his trusty compass. The map says to start at the old climbing tree and walk north for ten metres. It’s Ethan's job to find north ...