This guide will get you familiarised with a map and compass, teaching the basics of how to navigate with them, laying the foundation for you to head out and practice and hone your navigational skills.

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This is why basic compass and map skills are so important. "Using a map with a compass is a skill that a lot of most people probably don't possess anymore," Bieri said.

It's a shame how many people don't know how to use a compass, especially when the National Park Service lists it as a top 10 safety item. Here's how to get started. The post How to use a compass ...

Growing evidence indicates that some migratory animals, including sea turtles, lobsters, salmon and birds, can use the geomagnetic field as a kind of map to navigate to distant destinations 1, 2.