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 ...

No matter if it's fishing, hiking or hunting, many opt to use use a cell phone to navigate, but that approach can be a double ...

If hikers are using a compass to get a general sense of direction, this isn't much of an issue. However, if they are ...

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 ...

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 ...

That's when things start to get complicated. The good news is that you'll eventually find a map and a compass in the game, but getting your hands on them can be tricky, especially if you want to ...

I like navigating via paper maps. I know that makes me sound old school. But there are actually still a lot of places out ...

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction.

Even with an endless list of navigational apps and gadgets, it’s best to be prepared with an old school compass. After all, apps can crash, phone batteries die, and service can get lost in remote ...