However, it is still critically important for anyone spending time outdoors to know how to use a compass. In fact, despite ...

Did you know you have a compass tool right on your iPhone? Here's how to find your phone compass, and use the Compass app on ...

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 ...

Place compass point at point R, and draw an arc using compass opened to 8 cm, so as to cross the first arc. Label the point where these arcs cross, as Q, and complete the triangle by drawing ...

The Compass app comes built-in on every new iPhone, and it's helpful when you want to make sure you're going in the right direction. Here's how to launch the app, calibrate it, and use it to find ...

He thought the idea of the affordable Dinsmore 1490 digital compass using 4bits to transmit 3bits of data was ridiculous. He decided to build his own 16 point digital compass instead. The compass ...

Use a scale of 1 cm to 1 m. On your map, using compass directions, plot a quicker route from the first tree to where the time capsule is buried. Reverse the directions on the original map to get ...