The basic orienteering compass is composed of the following parts: (See Figure 6.6) No, this is not a silly question, there are two types of north. True North: (also known as Geographic North or Map ...

A good navigator definitely has some advantage.” Orienteering is a sport of navigation with map and compass. The object is to run to a series of points shown on the map, choosing routes that ...

For the second year in a row, a team of 10 students from Gov. Thomas Johnson High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program won first place in a national championship for ...

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 ...