Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Align the north of the map with the compass north. On a map, the parallel lines originating from the bottom of the map and heading all the way to the top point towards the north. Place the compass on the map. The arrow on the bezel will point towards the compass north. Rotate the map underneath the compass until the straight lines on the map are parallel to the direction of north pointed by the arrow on the compass.
Determine the bearing of a point given on the map. Draw a line on the map originating from the point you are currently located at, to the point that you want to reach. Draw another line originating from the same point and heading parallel to north of the map. Use a protractor to determine the angle between these lines.
Find the direction of the point on the actual ground. Hold the compass in your hand. Face the direction in which the arrow on the compass points. Assuming that the angle that you calculated in Step 2 is 30 degrees, read the bearings given on the map and point your hand in the direction 30 degrees from the compass north. This is the direction in which the point on the map is actually located on the ground.