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Where, Oh Where, is My Compass Rose??

Where, Oh Where, is My Compass Rose?? . Joe Ladwig <‘)>>>>>< Lighthouse Christian Academy Bloomington, IN  . Compass Rose Basics. Most maps and charts are oriented to North Either magnetic north, where your compass looks Or True north, where the North Pole ACTUALLY IS!

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Where, Oh Where, is My Compass Rose??

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  1. Where, Oh Where, is My Compass Rose?? Joe Ladwig <‘)>>>>>< Lighthouse Christian Academy Bloomington, IN 

  2. Compass Rose Basics • Most maps and charts are oriented to North • Either magnetic north, where your compass looks • Or True north, where the North Pole ACTUALLY IS! • The cardinal headings spell NEWS (sort of) • They are 90 apart • Inter-Cardinal headings (NE, SE, SW & NW) split the circle into 8 sections and arebetween the cardinal headings • They “bisect” the cardinal angles (@ 45)

  3. Compass Rose Basics • The compass rose counts 0 to 360 through all of the degrees of a circle • N: 000 • E: 090 • S: 180 • W: 270 and … • N: 360 (yep, again.)

  4. N E W S Four Points of Compass Anatomy • The Base • Point the arrow (or long end) away from you for navigation • Provides map reading helpers (parallel lines) for map track alignment • Rotating Bezel • Provides the “Compass Bearing” readout around its face • Turns the Shed

  5. N E W S Four Points of Compass Anatomy • Needle • North (el Norte…) is, “the Reddest End” • Lanyard • Attach it to you securely. • This TOOL is your best friend when tumbling head-over-heels down a hillside

  6. N E W S Let’s Put FRED in the Shed!!! • Let’s set a course of travel… • Due East • First ROTATE the Bezel • East should be at the arrow end • Assume tracking posture • Compass in hand, • Hand against your belly, • Lanyard taught above waist high

  7. N E W S Let’s Put FRED in the Shed!!! • Rotate yourself and • Put the reddest end of the needle in the shed • Holding the reddest end of the needle “FRED” in the outlined arrow “the Shed” • Will keep you on an Easterly track indefinitely

  8. Practice Setting a Track or Two • Set-up a Westerly (due West) track • Set-up a Southwesterly (225) track • Set-up a Northeasterly (045) track • Set-up a Southerly (due South) track

  9. 12 03 07 10 02 01 11 09 08 05 06 04 The Orienteering Target Constellation HELP Desk

  10. Orienteering Plan • Grab an appropriate orienteering sheet • Novice • Intermediate • Let’s head out to the… and we’ll begin.

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