compass readings
North, south, east, west
Compass readings are the directional measurements taken from a compass, typically expressed in degrees from north or as cardinal directions.
Navigators, surveyors, and hikers use compass readings to establish bearings and maintain course: Take a compass reading before entering the woods.
The phrase also appears figuratively for any attempt to get one's bearings: She needed some compass readings on where her life was heading.
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
- cardinal directionsPrimary navigational bearings
bearing · azimuth · heading · needle · magnetic · magnetic north · cardinal · direction · degrees · true north · navigation · orienteering · declination · lodestone · meridian · northeast · southwest · pointer
- polar magnetismmagnetic poles, magnetic field, magnetic north, magnetometers, magnetic declination
- Antarctic explorationexpedition journals, glaciology, research stations, ice core analysis, Terra Nova
- Arctic ExplorationNorth Pole, Arctic, polar exploration, Arctic Circle, polar expedition
- expedition recordsexpedition journals, field notes, travel diaries, travel accounts, exploration routes
- ship recordsship's log, ship logs, captain's log, logbook, log book
compass readingsGPS coordinates
Satellite-derived position numbers
celestial navigation · dead reckoning · satellite positioning · sonar navigation
compass readingsmap coordinates
Location identifiers on charts
latitude and longitude · grid reference · street address · fixed position · GPS coordinates
compass readingsdisorientation
Loss of spatial awareness
gut feeling · intuition · guesswork · directionlessness · sense of direction
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