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2. www.greenbelly.co › pages › how-to-use-a-compassHow to Use a Compass [EASY Step-by-Step Tutorial ...

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   Learn how to use a baseplate compass with these 3 easy-to-follow tutorials. Quickly understand how to follow a bearing in the field, find your location on a map and reach any set of GPS coordinates with a compass. Includes types of compass, considerations and best lightweight compasses from Suunto, Silva and Brunton.

3. outdoorfootprints.com › how-to-use-a-compassHow to Use a Compass: Steps for Compass and Map Navigation

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   Apr 15, 2024 · This guide helps you learn how to use a compass for navigation, so your compass isn’t just dead weight in your pack. I’ve put together a step-by-step guide to learning the science of using a compass based on my experience hiking with a compass and map.

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   Jun 5, 2024 · How do you use a compass? Hold the compass so it's flat on your palm with your palm centered in front of your chest. Use the magnetic needle for guidance—it will spin unless you're headed north. Adjust the direction-of-travel arrow on your compass so it's pointing in the direction that you're traveling. Part 1. Learning the Basics.

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5. www.outdoorsgenerations.com › how-to-use-a-compassHow to Use a Compass: The Ultimate Guide to Navigation

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   Oct 29, 2022 · Use a compass to navigate by taking bearings and compensating for obstacles. Aim off when returning to a starting point in order to maintain course. If there's no opposite-side landmark, take a back bearing from the starting point. If you hit an obstacle, aim off by veering significantly to one side or the other of your bearing line.

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6. www.outdoorguide.com › 1584634How To Use A Compass (& Why You Need To Bring One On Your ...

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   May 20, 2024 · The most obvious use for a compass is to tell direction. That is, in simplest terms, what a compass does. However, as mentioned above, these directions can be applied in a variety of ways. For example, they can help you orientate a map, locate your position, and find your way to a destination.

7. mountain-hiking.com › how-to-use-a-compassHow to Use a Compass | Visual Step-by-Step Guide

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   STEP 1: ORIENT YOUR MAP & COMPASS. STEP 2: TAKE A BEARING. STEP 3: USING YOUR COMPASS. Get the Step-by-Step Visual Guide. You’ll also learn… Frequently Asked Questions. How do you read a compass for beginners? How to use a compass for orienteering? How do you find north on a compass? Does a compass always point north?

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   How do you turn a compass on a map?

   • While keeping the compass tight against the map — so it doesn’t shift — turn your compass dial until the red orientation lines on the dial are facing north and are once again parallel with the vertical gridlines on your map. In this example, your initial bearing, visible at the index tick, would be 247°.

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   How do you Orient a map using a compass?

   • Orient the map using landscape features (optional step). You are basically using your compass as a protractor to find an angle from north on the map, so you can ignore the magnetic needle while it’s on the map. Place the compass on the map with the back ruler edge on your current location. Place the front ruler edge on your intended destination.

   How to Use a Compass: Steps for Compass and Map Navigation

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   How do you use a compass?

   • Holding the compass in front of you, rotate your entire body until the red magnetic needle points to North on the compass (i.e. bearing of 0°) or until "red is in the shed". Oftentimes, the "shed" is represented by two small markers on the background of the compass. We've circled it in white in the animation below. 4.

   How to Use a Compass [EASY Step-by-Step Tutorial]

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   Can you use a map and a compass together?

   • Here are a few common scenarios when using a map and compass together with the basic steps. Your compass’s magnetic needle always points to the “magnetic north.” However, the magnetic north is actually slightly different from “true north” or the north pole. This difference is called declination and varies depending on where you are in the world.

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9. www.rei.com › learn › expert-adviceHow to Use a Compass: Compass/Map Navigation | REI Co-op

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   You can use a bearing to get to a location any time you know where you are on a map: Set your compass on the map so that the straight side of the baseplate lines up between your current position (1a) and the map location for a destination like a campsite (1b).