Things You'll Need:
- Base Plate Compasses
- Compasses
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Step 1
Adjust the orienting arrow (by rotating the compass dial) until it aligns with the compass needle (which indicates magnetic north).
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Step 2
Determine the direction you want to go using the compass needle as a reference.
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Step 3
Align the direction-of-travel line on the baseplate in that direction.
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Step 4
Make sure everything in step #2 is still lined up, and then sight along the direction-of-travel line and pick out something in the landscape that is on that line - a stone, a tree, or something else recognizable and stationary.
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Step 5
Walk to that point.
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Step 6
Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you arrive where you want to go.









