compass heading

North, for example

A compass heading is the direction of travel expressed as an angle from magnetic north, measured in degrees from 0 to 360.

Pilots and navigators use compass headings to maintain course: Turn to a compass heading of 270.

The compass heading differs from true heading because magnetic north doesn't align with geographic north.

Related

bearingPosture or orientation
directionWay something faces
azimuthHorizontal directional angle
true northDirection to the pole
magnetic northCompass-indicated pole direction

north · cardinal direction · due east · navigation · needle · magnetic · true · degrees · course · flight path · orientation · cardinal · steering · nautical · helm · ship's wheel · chart · map

Categories

navigationsigns, charts, navbar, maps, map
compassesnorth, south, east, west, northeast
measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
HUD elementsHUD, crosshair, crosshairs, reticle, health bar
positioningpositioning, placement, situating, location, spot

Opposites

navigational information type

compass headingdestination

Intended arrival point

waypoint · current position · location · coordinates · origin

directional opposition

compass headingreverse course

Change to opposite direction

navigational precision

compass headingdead reckoning

Position-tracking via estimated motion

wandering · disorientation · lost

Family

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