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 ...

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

Here at The Manual, our number-one backpacking essential for every outdoor adventure is the humble map and compass. It’s no ...

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 ...

This map and an internal magnetic ‘compass’ rely on distinct mechanisms, implying that turtles have two magnetic senses. We developed a magnetic-coil system that could replicate the magnetic ...

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...