This guide will get you familiarised with a map and compass, teaching the basics of how to navigate with them, laying the ...

In the days since GPS was invented, many of us have lost the skill of navigating by a good old compass and map. As a family ...

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 ...

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 ...