Interested in improving your navigation skills? Join Backpacker’s Backcountry Navigation online course today. The difference between true north (how your map is oriented) and magnetic north (where ...

The needle points to magnetic north, not true north, and they’re hundreds of miles apart. Since topographic maps are oriented to true north, you need to resolve this difference, called declination.

Loaded with bells and whistles, the Silva Ranger 2.0 has everything you’ll need to orient in the wild. This budget compass has most of the features of high-end models, including night navigation ...

Comprehending the mechanics of a compass is a helpful skill. Whether you are a hunter, outdoor enthusiast, survivalist, or simply an individual seeking a better understanding of orienteering skills, ...

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At some point in recent weeks, a once-in-a-lifetime event happened for people at Greenwich in the United Kingdom. Magnetic compasses at the historic London area, known as the home of the Prime ...

Researchers recently showed that migratory reed warblers depend on an internal geomagnetic map to guide them on their long-distance journeys. But it wasn't clear how the birds were solving the ...

THE Meteorologische Zeitschrift for April contains an interesting article by Prof. G. Hellmann on the knowledge of the magnetic declination before the time of Christopher Columbus. Some years ago Prof ...