Draw a line with a pencil on your map along the straightedge of your compass, intersecting your landmark. 6. Repeat steps 1-5, with your second landmark. Where the lines intersect, ...

Orienteering can sound complex, but by placing your own compass over the map illustrations and following these instructions, you’ll discover that it’s actually quite simple—and fun. 2.

Although they can be used to very accurately determine your location and establish compass courses, don't rely on a GPS unit in place of solid knowledge of map and compass. Battery failure, damage to ...

THURMONT, Md. (AP) — Using a compass and a map, Park Ranger Andrew Regiec led a class at Catoctin National Park on orienteering, a lesser-known sport.

The Map and Compass Navigation Skills Class will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, at Rockwood Nature Center at 3401 Courthouse Road in Chesterfield. Admission is $15, ...

About seven months after the Army reintroduced land navigation to its Basic Leader Course, or BLC, half of the soldiers in that pilot program have failed the training.. BLC is a 22-day school for ...