In the days since GPS was invented, many of us have lost the skill of navigating by a good old compass and map. As a family ...

If your compass features an adjustable declination, start by finding your declination value, the deviation between magnetic ...

WikiHow has a collection of methods for finding true north without a compass.My favorite is the Shadow-Tip method, in which you push a stick into the ...

Magnetic north, the default setting of Joling’s phone compass, is often many degrees off from true north, depending on where you are on the planet. True north is the north displayed on maps.

Your compass won’t help you, because it points toward magnetic north—not “true north,” your actual destination. Students trying to discern the path toward their ultimate, personal, and professional ...