east-northeast

Compass point, 67.5°

East-northeast is a compass direction halfway between east and northeast, or 67.5 degrees from north.

It appears in navigation and meteorology: Winds blowing east-northeast at fifteen knots.

Often abbreviated ENE.

compass

ENE

Directional abbreviation, compass

cardinal · intercardinal · degrees · magnetic · deviation · variation · declination

sailing

close-hauled

Sailing near wind's eye

luff · windward · lee · trim

wind

prevailing

Most common or accepted

anemometer · backing · veering · headwind · crosswind · quartering · breeze · gust

navigation

chartwork

Maritime route planning on maps

  • waypointNavigation reference location
  • pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
  • fixRepair or solution

offshore · helm · steering · sextant · astrolabe · GPS

meteorology

front

Forward-facing side

Categories
Opposites
compass direction

east-northeastwest-southwest

247.5 degrees exactly

southwest · west · WSW · south-southwest · northwest

Family

east, northeast, north, eastern, northeastern, easterly, northerly, eastward, northward

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G