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 two-part orienteering course for women and their families will be offered on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, by Women for Healthy Rural Living and Maine ...

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 ...

I like navigating via paper maps. I know that makes me sound old school. But there are actually still a lot of places out there without cell phone service, and those are usually some of the most ...

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 ...

In an orienteering competition, each participant is given a compass and a topographical map of the race area. Competitors also wear an electronic scoring device on their finger that tracks the ...