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 ...

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

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 on the road in a 1991 Airstream Motorhome, we were early adapters to the ...

There are other ways of navigation besides by compass, map, or GPS too. Have a shot at inertial navigation if you want a challenge.

Individuals interested in learning how to verify locations and distances without technology are encouraged to sign up for a Map and Compass for Forestry class hosted on Saturday, March 22, at the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...