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2. www.wikihow.com › Use-a-CompassHow to Use a Compass: Instructions & Tips for Beginners - wikiHow

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   Jun 5, 2024 · 2. Hold the compass correctly. Place the compass flat on your palm and your palm in front of your chest. This is the proper compass stance, when traveling. If you're consulting a map, place the map on a flat surface and place the compass on the map to get a more accurate reading. [2] 3.

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3. www.nationaltrust.org.uk › how-to-read-a-compassHow to read a compass - National Trust

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   To follow a bearing, all you need to do is: Place the compass flat on your palm, with the direction of travel arrow pointing towards where you want to go. Twist your compass dial so that the orienting arrow lines up with the red end of the magnetic needle. The direction of travel arrow should line up with your ‘bearing’ (this is the angle ...

4. www.compassdude.com › compass-readingHow to Read a Compass

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   Hold it about halfway between your face and waist in a comfortable arm position with your elbow bent and compass held close to your stomache. Look down at the compass and see where the needle points. This compass is pointing due North (also 0 degrees) Turn your body while keeping the compass in front of you.

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   Orient your map and compass. Turn your compass dial until it shows N at the index mark1 under the direction-of-travel arrow2. Line up a side edge of your compass with the map’s vertical gridlines3. Next, holding the map and compass, turn your body until the red arrow is inside the red “shed”4.

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   Aug 19, 2024 · Align the Compass: Lay your compass on the map with the edge of the compass along your desired route. The direction-of-travel arrow should point in the direction you want to go. It does not matter ...

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   A bearing is a direction gotten from a compass with the quadrant scale (like N37W) while a direction from a compass with 0 - 360 is an azimuth. The term triangulation is incorrect: this technique is called resectioning and involves the intersection of any two linear features, which can be 2 compass directions but also a road and an elevation, etc.

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   How to use a compass on a map?

   • Align the Compass:Lay your compass on the map with the edge of the compass along your desired route. The direction-of-travel arrow should point in the direction you want to go.   It does not matter which side of the compass you choose to use.  Both will give you the same direction.

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   How do you read a compass?

   • To read your compass, Hold your compass steadily in your hand so the baseplate is level and the direction-of-travel arrow is pointing straight away from you. Hold it about halfway between your face and waist in a comfortable arm position with your elbow bent and compass held close to your stomache.

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   How do you Orient a compass?

   • Hold the compass horizontally in front of you with the direction of travel arrow pointing away from you. Use this arrow to guide you to your destination. Turn your body until the north end of the magnetic needle is aligned with the orienting needle, and you'll be properly oriented toward the destination on the map.

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   How do you read a degree on a compass?

   • To get an even more accurate reading, check out the number of degrees on the compass. If the direction of travel arrow intersects with the degree dial and shows a degree reading of 52 then you’re facing 52 degrees Southwest.

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   What is the direction of travel arrow on a compass?

   • Direction of travel arrow: Marked on the baseplate, the arrow that begins at the compass housing and points away from it towards the top/front side of the compass. Shows the user which direction to point the compass to obtain a bearing in the direction that they wish to travel in.

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   How do you measure a compass?

   • Around the whole compass, there are little measurements, called degrees. The most important part on the compass is the magnetic needle. It swings around the compass as you move, but the red end will always point in the direction of north and the white (or sometimes black) end will always point in the direction of south.

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   Jan 7, 2024 · To find the general direction you’re facing, have a look at the direction of travel arrow. If the direction of travel arrow sits between the S and the W, you can safely assume that you are facing Southwest. To get an even more accurate reading, check out the number of degrees on the compass. If the direction of travel arrow intersects with ...