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Navigation-Finding True North
by ReadyMom Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:26 am
How To Find True North: With Or Without A Compass
https://onlinebarracks.com/find-true-north/
(SNIP) ... In this article, I am going to show you more than six methods that you can use to find true north without a compass.
I am also going to show you how to adjust your compass to find the true north just in case you want to use a compass. ---CONTINUED---
https://onlinebarracks.com/find-true-north/
(SNIP) ... In this article, I am going to show you more than six methods that you can use to find true north without a compass.I am also going to show you how to adjust your compass to find the true north just in case you want to use a compass. ---CONTINUED---
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Re: Navigation-Finding True North
by ReadyMom Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:28 am
How to Find North Without a Compass: Five Ways to Find True North
https://www.myopencountry.com/how-to-find-north-without-a-compass/
Want to know how to find out which way is north?
You’re in the right place! In this guide, we will be covering the following:
How to use sticks and shadow
Using the night sky
Using an analog watch
https://www.myopencountry.com/how-to-find-north-without-a-compass/
Want to know how to find out which way is north?You’re in the right place! In this guide, we will be covering the following:
How to use sticks and shadow
Using the night sky
Using an analog watch
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Re: Navigation-Finding True North
by ReadyMom Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:32 am
7 Ways To Find True North Without A Compass
https://survivallife.com/true-north-without-compass/
If push comes to the shove and you need to find the true north without a compass, you must know how to do that to survive. We’ll tell you how today!
1. Shadow-Tip Method
2. Stars in the Northern Hemisphere
3. Stars in the Southern Hemisphere
4. Stars in the Equator
5. A Watch in the Northern Hemisphere
6. A Watch in the Southern Hemisphere
7. Sun’s Direction
https://survivallife.com/true-north-without-compass/
If push comes to the shove and you need to find the true north without a compass, you must know how to do that to survive. We’ll tell you how today!1. Shadow-Tip Method
2. Stars in the Northern Hemisphere
3. Stars in the Southern Hemisphere
4. Stars in the Equator
5. A Watch in the Northern Hemisphere
6. A Watch in the Southern Hemisphere
7. Sun’s Direction
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Re: Navigation-Finding True North
by ReadyMom Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:35 am
How to Find True North Without a Compass
https://www.wikihow.com/Find-True-North-Without-a-Compass
If you're trying to find your way around in the wilderness and you don't have a compass, don't worry! There are ways to figure out which direction is true north during the day time and at night. By using the sun, shadows, and the stars, you won't have any trouble finding true north and heading in the right direction. ---CONTINUED---
https://www.wikihow.com/Find-True-North-Without-a-Compass
If you're trying to find your way around in the wilderness and you don't have a compass, don't worry! There are ways to figure out which direction is true north during the day time and at night. By using the sun, shadows, and the stars, you won't have any trouble finding true north and heading in the right direction. ---CONTINUED---_________________
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Re: Navigation-Finding True North
by TRex2 Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:38 pm
Good information.ReadyMom wrote:How To Find True North: With Or Without A Compass...
I am also going to show you how to adjust your compass to find the true north just in case you want to use a compass. ---CONTINUED---
I do recommend you always carry a compass, however, since the last two times I got (temporarily) lost, the sky was overcast. No stars, no moon, no sun, no shadows.
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Re: Navigation-Finding True North
by rick1 Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:52 pm
This may be handy on all the norths, three of them, true north, grid north and magnetic north.
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/a-tale-of-three-norths/
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/a-tale-of-three-norths/
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Re: Navigation-Finding True North
by TRex2 Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:49 am
You are right. I am in the MidWest, where we usually ignore this, as it is only a couple degrees.rick1 wrote:This may be handy on all the norths, three of them, true north, grid north and magnetic north.
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/a-tale-of-three-norths/
In other parts of the U.S. it can be pretty significant.
Here is another useful article on the subject:
https://www.timeanddate.com/geography/magnetic-declination.html
And this site (of course, it is where they sell compasses) has a map of how much you generally need to adjust.
https://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html
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Re: Navigation-Finding True North
by rick1 Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:31 am
TRex2 wrote:You are right. I am in the MidWest, where we usually ignore this, as it is only a couple degrees.rick1 wrote:This may be handy on all the norths, three of them, true north, grid north and magnetic north.
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/a-tale-of-three-norths/
In other parts of the U.S. it can be pretty significant.
Here is another useful article on the subject:
https://www.timeanddate.com/geography/magnetic-declination.html
And this site (of course, it is where they sell compasses) has a map of how much you generally need to adjust.
https://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html
Your 100% correct TRex. Every topographical map I have seen/used, has the degree correction for north printed on the map so there would be no mistake when using it for that area.
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Re: Navigation-Finding True North
by TRex2 Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:18 am
It is good we discuss it, though. Some people might read this and not know what that little set of arrows on their map is for.rick1 wrote:RE: True North v Grid North v Magnetic North
Your 100% correct TRex. Every topographical map I have seen/used, has the degree correction for north printed on the map so there would be no mistake when using it for that area.
Everyone has a first time, learning this. Especially today. I meet people, now and then, who are surprised that I use a paper map, atlas, and globe. I maintain that there are just some things you don't see on a computer screen.
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