22128 1413 Sports & Fitness Outdoor Skills General Outdoor Skills true Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:00:53 -0700 /system/videos/1/28/21/02/22128.flv /system/videos/1/28/21/02/22128_hd.flv sports, fitness, outdoor, outdoors, skill, skills, tell, telling, lost, direction How To Tell Directions Without a Compass http://www.howcast.com/videos/22128-How-To-Tell-Directions-Without-a-Compass http://www.howcast.com/videos/22128-How-To-Tell-Directions-Without-a-Compass/edit approved 120 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=22128"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=22128" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 50 Seaworthy http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/tell_directions_without_compass_hd_1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 13942 false false false 42564 1 16 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/16.jpg Use the shadow stick method During the day, try the shadow stick method. Find a stick about three feet tall and put it in a flat piece of ground with no greenery nearby. Mark the end of its shadow with a rock. Wait 30 minutes, and mark the tip of the new shadow. The connecting line runs from west to east, with the first mark indicating west.

]]> 42565 2 35 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/35.jpg Observe any snow If there is lingering snow on the ground, gauge where it’s located. In the Northern Hemisphere, there will be more snow on north-facing slopes, which generally get less sun.

]]> 42566 3 46 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/46.jpg Inspect tree bark Inspect older trees. In the Northern Hemisphere, the side of the tree with the thinner bark is usually facing southeast. Also, there tends to be more foliage on that side.

]]> 42567 4 56 Tip Contrary to conventional wisdom, moss can grow on sides other than north, so this is not an accurate predictor of direction.

]]> 42568 5 64 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/64.jpg Wait until the sun begins setting Wait until the sun begins setting. Whichever direction it’s going down is west.

]]> 42569 6 69 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/69.jpg Look at the moon If the moon is in a crescent phase, imagine a line running from its top tip to its bottom tip and continuing all the way down to the horizon. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, the point where the imaginary line touches the ground is south.

]]> 42570 7 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/83.jpg Find the North Star If the moon is not in a crescent phase, find the North star by locating the Big Dipper and following the front edge of its cup from bottom to top, extending that line up about five times its length until you see a star.

]]> 42571 8 97 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/97.jpg Walk in a straight line Once you know where you’re going, walk in a straight line. To avoid accidentally veering off course, find landmarks to walk toward, and go around obstacles on alternating sides every time you come to one.

]]> 42572 9 109 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22128/109.jpg Buy a compass Buy a compass as soon as you get back to civilization.

]]> 42573 10 112 Fact The magnetic compass was first used by the Chinese over 2,000 years ago.

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