These are attached to a ruler, so you’ll be able to easily take your bearings. Experts from REI do a great job of explaining ...

If your compass lacks an adjustable declination, you’ll need to do it manually by adding or subtracting the declination each time you take a bearing. Orienting means finding the cardinal directions.

You may have noticed the large painted numbers (or alphanumeric in some cases) on either end of the runways. Have you ever ...

One way of describing direction from a point is to use three-figure bearings. A compass always points north. Bearings are measured from the north line, always in a clockwise direction. So when ...

“navigation by compass is especially difficult during either of these magnetic storms because compass bearing can change by 10 degree or more during the course of a few hours,” according to a NASA ...