Navigating with a Compass
and Topographic Map
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Using a Compass and Topographic Map for Navigation, Slides of Wildlife Ecology
Instructions on how to use a compass and a topographic map for navigation. It covers steps such as identifying your location and your destination on the map, drawing a line between the two points, aligning the compass with the map, and following bearings to reach your destination. Useful for anyone planning to navigate through unfamiliar terrain, particularly hikers, campers, and outdoor enthusiasts.
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Navigating with a Compass
and Topographic Map
Begin by laying your laminated topographic map on a flat, non- metallic surface that does not interfere with your magnetic needle of your compass.
Identify your location on the map and make a mark at that spot with an erasable marker.
Use a straight edge to connect the two points. Extend the line beyond each point, and place an arrow in the direction of travel.
Locate any point on that line that intersects with an orienting line (red) on your map.
Place your compass on the map so that the center of the magnetic needle is directly over the intersection of your line and the orienting line.
At the same time, position the compass so your marker line and direction of travel line are over the line drawn on map.
TURN THE MAP (and compass) so that the north end of the magnetic needle is inside the orientating arrow of the compass.
Make sure the direction of travel line is still directly above the line that you drew on the map.